| Information Systems for Patient Care Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Blum, B. I. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1461297427 ISBN-13: 9781461297420 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Administration - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 362.106 |
| Series: Computers and Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.47 lbs) 462 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Computer technology has impacted the practice of medicine in dramatic ways. Imaging techniques provide non-evasive tools which alter the diagnostic pro- cess. Sophisticated monitoring equipment presents new levels of detail for both patient management and research. In most of these high technology applica- tions, the computer is embedded in the device; its presence is transparent to the user. There is also a growing number of applications in which the health care provider directly interacts with a computer. In many cases, these applications are limited to administrative functions, e.g., office practice management, loca- tion of hospital patients, appointments, and scheduling. Nevertheless, there also are instances of patient care functions such as results reporting, decision support, surveillance, and reminders. This series, Computers and Medicine, will focus upon the direct use of infor- mation systems as it relates to the medical community. After twenty-five years of experimentation and experience, there are many tested applications which can be implemented economically using the current generation of computers. Moreover, the falling cost of computers suggests that there will be even more extensive use in the near future. Yet there is a gap between current practice and the state-of-the-art. |