Concepts and trends in healthcare information systems / Dionysios-Dimitrios Koutsouris, Athina A. Lazakidou, editors.
"Concepts and Trends in Healthcare Information Systems covers the latest research topics in the field from leading researchers and practitioners. This book offers theory-driven research that explores the role of Information Systems in the delivery of healthcare in its diverse organizational an...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham :
Springer,
2014.
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| Series: | Annals of information systems ;
volume 16. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "Concepts and Trends in Healthcare Information Systems covers the latest research topics in the field from leading researchers and practitioners. This book offers theory-driven research that explores the role of Information Systems in the delivery of healthcare in its diverse organizational and regulatory settings. In addition to the embedded role of Information Technology (IT) in clinical and diagnostics equipment, Information Systems are uniquely positioned to capture, store, process, and communicate timely information to decision makers for better coordination of healthcare at both the individual and population levels. For example, data mining and decision support capabilities can identify potential adverse events for an individual patient while also contributing to the population’s health by providing insights into the causes of disease complications. Information systems have great potential to reduce healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The healthcare delivery systems share similar characteristics with most service and productive organizations, but also exhibit specific characteristics, which are related to the complexity and diversity of healthcare production, including the dissimilar ways healthcare professionals discharge their clinical tasks. New requirements and technological advances occurring in healthcare, information systems, and information technology have influenced the evolving role of healthcare information systems and related technology, and this book will help bring the field up to date."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations (some colour). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 331906844X 9783319068442 |
| ISSN: | 1934-3221 ; |