E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals

Book Overview

E-Health Care Information Systems is a comprehensive collection written by leading experts from a range of disciplines including medicine, health sciences, engineering, business information systems, general science, and computing technology. This easily followed text provides a theoretical framework with sound methodological approaches and is filled with numerous case examples. Topics include e-health records, e-public information systems, e-network and surveys, general and specific applications of e-health such as e-rehabilitation, e-medicine, e-homecare, e-diagnosis support systems, and e-health intelligence. E-Health Care Information Systems also covers strategies in e-health care technology management, e-security issues, and the impacts of e-technologies. In addition, this book reviews new and emerging technologies such as mobile health, virtual reality and nanotechnology, and harnessing the power of e-technologies for real-world applications.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118425774
• ISBN13: 9781118425770
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"