E-health care information systems an introduction for students and professionals

• Other Authors: Tan, Joseph K.H (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco, California Jossey-Bass 2005
• Subjects: Delivery of Health Care > methods; Information Systems; Computer Communication Networks; Public Health Informatics; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Organizational Case Studies
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 E--Health Care Information Systems is a comprehensive collection written by leading experts from a range of disciplines including medicine, health sciences, engineering, business information systems, general science, and computing technology. This easily followed text provides a theoretical framework with sound methodological approaches and is filled with numerous case examples. Topics include e--health records, e--public information systems, e--network and surveys, general and specific applications of e--health such as e--rehabilitation, e--medicine, e--homecare, e--diagnosis support systems, and e--health intelligence. E--Health Care Information Systems also covers strategies in e--health care technology management, e--security issues, and the impacts of e--technologies. In addition, this book reviews new and emerging technologies such as mobile health, virtual reality and nanotechnology, and harnessing the power of e--technologies for real--world applications