A Guide to Medical Informatics, the Internet and Telemedicine - Softcover

Coiera, E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0412757109 ISBN 13: 9780412757105

Publisher: CRC Press, 1998

Synopsis

'Guide to Medical Informatics, the Internet and Telemedicine' presents an easy-to-read overview of the subject, and explains basic concepts in a non-technical manner. Since these technologies continue to develop at a rapid rate, the book is designed to familiarize clinicians with the more fundamental aspects and to enable them to make informed decisions about the application of this technology.



This guide is written for the general medical reader and assumes little or no familiarity with medical informatics. It will also be useful for medical students as well as allied healthcare workers and research scientists who need to understand or apply these technologies in their practice.

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"Such a text should be required reading for every physician intending to enter a fellowship program in medical informatics, and it is also highly recommended to every doctor and medical student interested in this emerging medical specialty."--JAMA "[an] elegant and lucid textbook...4 stars (excellent)"--British Medical Journal "most clinicians know very little about what computers could do in a clinical setting and have therefore not been able to guide the development of systems down a clinical path. This book could help change that..."--The British Journal of Psychiatry "Such a text should be required reading for every physician intending to enter a fellowship program in medical informatics, and it is also highly recommended to every doctor and medical student interested in this emerging medical specialty."--JAMA "[an] elegant and lucid textbook...4 stars (excellent)"--British Medical Journal "most clinicians know very little about what computers could do in a clinical setting and have therefore not been able to guide the development of systems down a clinical path. This book could help change that..."--The British Journal of Psychiatry "Such a text should be required reading for every physician intending to enter a fellowship program in medical informatics, and it is also highly recommended to every doctor and medical student interested in this emerging medical specialty."--JAMA "[an] elegant and lucid textbook...4 stars (excellent)"--British Medical Journal "most clinicians know very little about what computers could do in a clinical setting and have therefore not been able to guide the development of systems down a clinical path. This book could help change that..."--The British Journal of Psychiatry "Such a text should be required reading for every physician intending to enter a fellowship program in medical informatics, and it is also highly recommended to every doctor and medical student interested in this emerging medical specialty."--JAMA "[an] elegant and lucid textbook...4 stars (excellent)"--British Medical Journal "most clinicians know very little about what computers could do in a clinical setting and have therefore not been able to guide the development of systems down a clinical path. This book could help change that..."--The British Journal of Psychiatry

Synopsis

The role of information and communication technologies in healthcare is increasing at a dramatic rate, and now affects most aspects of clinical practice. While these technologies promise to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare, many clinicians are unaware of their potential applications or limitations. This guide presents an easy-to-read overview of the subject, and explains basic concepts in a non-technical manner. Since these technologies continue to develop at a rapid rate, the book is designed to familiarize clinicians with the more fundamental aspects and to enable them to make informed decisions about the application of this technology. The guide is written for the general medical reader and assumes little or no familiarity with medical informatics. It should also be useful for medical students as well as allied healthcare workers and research scientists who need to understand or apply these technologies in their practice.

Topics include: the place of information and communication in clinical practice; the impact on clinical practice; the Internet, World Wide Web, and the Information Superhighway including OncoLink, WebPath, Cochrane Collaboration ; Telemedicine and personal communication technologies including Email and mobile telephony; computer support for evidence-based clinical protocols; terminology and clinical coding; data-mining and knowledge discovery methods in research; and expert advisory and intelligent patient monitoring systems and long term technology trends.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412757109
• ISBN 13: 9780412757105
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416