Health informatics
eBook - ePub

Health informatics

Improving patient care

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  1. 68 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Health informatics

Improving patient care

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About this book

Health informatics (HI) and technology play a major role in health care including empowering patients, shortening waiting lists and improving treatment efficiency. This ebook contains a range of material by HI experts on the latest developments. It includes articles on robotic surgery, on how technology can support people in their own homes, and on how electronic systems can help reduce risk of medical error. Readers do not require a detailed understanding of health care or health informatics.

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Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. NEW EBOOK SERIES
  3. CONTENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. 1 USING IT TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
  6. 2 SAFETY FIRST
  7. 3 VALUABLE LESSONS IN VALIDATION
  8. 4 THE INTERNET AND PATIENT INFORMATION
  9. 5 HEALTH IN THE CLOUD
  10. 6 TELEHEALTH: FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE
  11. 7 ROBOTIC SURGERY
  12. 8 RADIOTHERAPY TARGETING
  13. 9 SMART TEXTILES
  14. 10 SPEECH RECOGNITION AND DIGITAL DICTATION
  15. 11 SHORTER WAITING LISTS AND RAISED PRODUCTIVITY
  16. 12 GROWING UP
  17. 13 A REAL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE
  18. BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
  19. COPYRIGHT PAGE