"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.453.245
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Documentation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Documentation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 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 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 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 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Documentation" by people in Profiles.
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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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Wolfgang T, Anstett S, Arabelovic S. Improvement of pregnancy counselling and contraception counselling and documentation in a single rheumatology academic practice: a quality improvement project. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 11; 11(4).
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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.