The field of health informatics (or medical informatics as it is sometimes called) is still a relatively young one compared to other areas of biomedicine and the health sciences. Nevertheless, its impact on the quality and efficiency of healthcare is crucial. This second, extensively revised and updated edition of Health Informatics: An Overview includes new topics which address contemporary issues and challenges and shift the focus on the health problem space towards a computer perspective. An overview is provided of the health informatics discipline and the book is suitable for use as a basic text in both undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. Preparing students for practice as health professionals in any discipline, it deliberately avoids focusing on any one speciality. The publication is divided into six sections: an overview, basic concepts, applications supporting clinical practice, service delivery, management and clinical research and education. With contributions from many distinguished authors, this book is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and students of health informatics alike. IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences
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Carla Iran SanchezAguilar
The editors of this book take on the challenge of depicting the complex landscape of health informatics. The book starts with an overview of its history and some potential future perspectives. It then explains the societal importance of health systems and how informatics could help improve a healthcare organization's performance. The book presents the operative aspects of informatics, such as interoperability, data modeling, and processes, and carefully describes the technical aspects of informatics in the context of healthcare services. Interestingly, when designing standards that respond to national specific requirements, the role of national standards is taken into serious consideration. The book also examines security, privacy, and law in relation to issues and challenges that come along with new technologies and standards. The book also takes a look at stakeholders-those who benefit from the use of information technology (IT) in healthcare-and how to involve providers. It describes such applications as telemedicine, medication management, and decision support systems. The book is a good starting point for those who are interested in the role of IT in the healthcare sector. Most importantly, it reflects on the important role information plays in the advancement of medical services. Online Computing Reviews Service
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