عنوان

Guide to health informatics /

(Number (ISBN

144417049X (pbk. : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781444170498 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Title Proper

Guide to health informatics /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Enrico Coiera, Professor and Director, Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

Edition Statement

Third edition.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxvi, 683 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-659) and index.

Text of Note

Highly recommended by JAMA, this essential textbooks provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in healthcare. This essential text provides a readable yet sophisticated overview of the basic concepts of information technologies as they apply in healthcare. Spanning areas as diverse as the electronic medical record, searching, protocols, and communications as well as the Internet, Enrico Coiera has succeeded in making this vast and complex area accessible and understandable to the non-specialist, while providing everything that students of medical informatics need to know to accompany their course. Key features: Comprehensive - complete coverage of this growing area in a single, manageable volume Relevant - updated and expanded to reflect current issues and the latest developments in the field, including the impact of social media, nation-scale health information systems, systems safety, augmented reality and surgical simulations, machine learning, and discovery systems Accessible - student-friendly design with tables, boxes, and chapter summaries is ideal as a course companion while lively text ensures it is also suitable for the casual reader to dip into Free online resources - including an extensive glossary, references linked to MedLine, MCQs for self testing, and discussion points for use in tutorials to stimulate debate Fully revised, the third edition of Guide to Health Informatics remains essential reading for all health science undergraduates, clinical health professionals, and health service managers who need to appreciate and understand the role of informatics and its associated technologies for optimal practice and service delivery.

General Material Designation

Guide to medical informatics, the internet, and telemedicine

Medical informatics.

Medicine-- Information services.

Telecommunication in medicine.

Computer Communication Networks.

Medical Informatics Applications.

Medical Informatics.

Telemedicine.

Class number

Book number

Coiera, Enrico

Date of Transaction

20161208031335.0

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Electronic name

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