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Health informatics
Improving patient care
EPUB
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ISBN-13:
9781780171449
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
68
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Health informatics and technology are great enablers of health care. They can help raise productivity, empower patients, improve efficiency and reduce risk. This ebook contains a stimulating selection of material by HI experts on the latest developments. Readers do not require a detailed understanding of health care or health informatics.
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.
IntroductionUsing IT to improve population health managementSafety firstValuable lessons in validationThe internet and patient informationHealth in the cloudTelehealth - for better patient careRobotic surgeryRadiotherapy targetingSmart textilesDesign for ageing wellSpeech recognition and digital dictationShorter waiting lists and raised productivityGrowing upA real rollercoaster ride
Information technology is a great enabler of health care. Whether it is about raising productivity and shortening waiting lists, empowering and informing patients, equipping health care professionals or improving efficiency for surgery and treatments, health informatics (HI) and technology play a major role. It is well documented that roughly 1 in 10 hospital patients is harmed by medical error. This ebook contains a stimulating selection of material by HI experts on the latest developments that aim to address this problem. Articles cover areas such as robotic surgery, how technology can support people in their own homes and how well-designed and wisely implemented electronic systems can help reduce risk to patients. Readers do not require a detailed understanding of health care or health informatics.