E-Health Care Info Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals - Brossura

Tan, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 1118425774 ISBN 13: 9781118425770

Casa editrice: J.B., 2012

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Joseph Tan, Ph.D., currently on leave from the University of British Columbia, is professor and head of the Information System and Manufacturing Department at Wayne State University. He serves as guest editor and editorial board member for various journals and sits on key organizing committees for local, national, and international meetings and conferences. Tan’s research—which has enjoyed significant support from local, national, and international funding agencies and other sources—has been widely cited and applied across a number of major disciplines, including health care informatics and clinical decision support, health technology management research, human processing of graphical representations, ergonomics, health administration education, telehealth, mobile health, and e-health promotion programming.

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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, and computing technology. It 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-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.

E-Health Care Information Systems gives students and leaders the guidelines for harnessing accessible, available, affordable, and accountable medicine.

"Health care is experiencing a fast-moving cultural transformation that challenges us to change our perspective from a provider-centric to a patient-centric model of health care delivery. This transformation is fueled by the evolution of information systems in medicine, and empowered by e-health approaches to making health care more efficient, affordable, and accessible. E-Health Care Information Systems offers health care professionals a guide to understanding e-health in practice."
—William Hendee, senior associate dean and vice president, Medical College of Wisconsin

"E-Health Care Information Systems is essential reading for those who are interested in learning about a vision for e-health, its foundational perspectives, applications, and strategies in this time of e-health paradigm shift."
—In Lee, editor-in-chief, International Journal of E-Business Research

"Understanding the power of the Internet is absolutely necessary for any business to operate in the world today. Joseph Tan presents a very complete and comprehensive picture of the world of e-health and its uses in the health care field. E-Health Care Information Systems is an excellent source of information that provides a platform for both the student and the health care professional in today's environment."
—David Thompson, chief information officer, Borgess Health Alliance

"Joseph Tan's emphasis on the significance of e-health puts health care providers on notice that technology is a force to befriend in delivering sound medical care in the 21st century! A must-read for all of us committed to providing the best care for those we love."
—Tony Fama, president, Maria Madeline Project, Inc.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: J.B.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1118425774
• ISBN 13: 9781118425770
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 624
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile