Distributed in the USA by Oxford University Press,
2003.
xxvii, 440 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Revised edition of: Guide to medical informatics, the Internet, and telemedicine. 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-432) and index.
Part 1. Basic concepts in informatics -- 1. Models -- 2. Information -- 3. Information systems -- Part 2. Informatics skills -- 4. Communicating -- 5. Structuring -- 6. Questioning -- 7. Searching -- 8. Making decisions -- Part 3. Information systems in healthcare -- 9. Information management systems -- 10. The electronic medical record -- 11. Designing and evaluating information systems -- Part 4. Protocol-based systems -- 12. Protocols and evidence-based healthcare -- 13. Computer-based protocol systems in healthcare -- 14. Disseminating and applying protocols -- 15. Designing protocols -- Part 5. Language, coding and classification -- 16. Terms, codes and classification -- 17. Healthcare terminologies and classification systems -- 18. The trouble with coding -- Part 6. Communication systems in healthcare -- 19. Communication system basics -- 20. Communication technology -- 21. Clinical communication and telemedicine -- Part 7. The Internet -- 22. The Internet and World Wide Web -- 23. Web health services -- 24. Information economics and the Internet -- Part 8. Decision support systems -- 25. Clinical decision support systems -- 26. Intelligent systems -- 27. Intelligent monitoring and control -- 28. Biosurveillance -- 29. Bioinformatics.
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This guide provides an overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in healthcare. It explores the implications of the increasing use of information technology and the basic principles of informatics.