Documentation

"Documentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Systematic organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially of a scientific or technical nature (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983). It often involves authenticating or validating information.

Descriptor ID	D004282
MeSH Number(s)	L01.453.245
Concept/Terms	Documentation Documentation Documentations

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Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Information Services [L01.453]
Documentation [L01.453.245]

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Bar chart showing 95 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	3	2	5
2007	1	3	4
2008	0	4	4
2009	0	3	3
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	2	3
2012	1	3	4
2013	2	1	3
2014	5	1	6
2015	2	3	5
2016	2	3	5
2017	3	2	5
2018	4	2	6
2019	1	4	5
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	7	8
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	2	2
2025	1	0	1
2026	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Documentation" by people in Profiles.

Kinachtchouk N, Canes D. Artificial Intelligence in Urologic Documentation: A Review of Emerging Capabilities and the Ongoing Need for Human Oversight. Curr Urol Rep. 2026 May 02; 27(1).

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Andrzejewski C, Li Y, Wu DW, De Ridder G, Hofmann JC, Knight S, Hassan S, Aqui NA, Linz W. Guidance for Documentation of Therapeutic Apheresis Interventions in the Medical Record: An American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Practice Perspective. J Clin Apher. 2026 Apr; 41(2):e70092.

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Corby S, Ash JS, Jungbauer RM, Scholl G, Florig S, Mohan V, Gold JA. Copy Tools in the Electronic Health Record: Perceptions, Implications, and Future Directions. JMIR Med Inform. 2025 Dec 19; 13:e78502.

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Creger J, Abdikeir K, Kaczmarczik K, Chaisson N, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Robinson BBE, Connor JJ. The Need for Standardized Nomenclature in Electronic Documentation of Female Genital Cutting in Health Records. J Immigr Minor Health. 2024 Aug; 26(4):667-673.

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Lucas JA, Marino M, Trivedi M, Datta R, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Bailey SR, Giebultowicz S, Heintzman J. Association of Early Childhood Wheeze and Asthma Diagnosis Documentation by Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Children. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 01 05; 36(6):1038-1042.

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Molloy-Paolillo B, Mohr D, Levy DR, Cutrona SL, Anderson E, Rucci J, Helfrich C, Sayre G, Rinne ST. Assessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 10; 38(Suppl 4):999-1006.

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Tannenbaum MF, Mehta TS, Phillips J, Du L, Mehta RJ, Brook A. Impact of imaging nurse navigation on breast interventions: Direct and closed-loop patient communication and documentation. Clin Imaging. 2023 Sep; 101:37-43.

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Thompson B, Schoenfeld E, Westafer L, Visintainer P, Budhram G. Implementation of an automated, user-centered point-of-care ultrasound workflow improves documentation and billing. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 03; 30(3):180-186.

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Gesner E, Dykes PC, Zhang L, Gazarian P. Documentation Burden in Nursing and Its Role in Clinician Burnout Syndrome. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 10; 13(5):983-990.

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Stephenson M, Olson SM, Self WH, Ginde AA, Mohr NM, Gaglani M, Shapiro NI, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Steingrub JS, Peltan ID, Martin ET, Reddy R, Busse LW, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Mallow C, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Chappell JD, Lauring AS, Baughman A, Lindsell CJ, Hart KW, Lewis NM, Patel MM, Tenforde MW. Ascertainment of vaccination status by self-report versus source documentation: Impact on measuring COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2022 11; 16(6):1101-1111.

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