Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- TABLES, FIGURES, and EXHIBITS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- THE EDITOR
- THE CONTRIBUTORS
- PART ONE: E-HEALTH OVERVIEW
- PART TWO: E-HEALTH FOUNDATIONS
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PART THREE: E-HEALTH DOMAINS AND APPLICATIONS
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CHAPTER SEVEN: E-HEALTH DOMAINS
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- E-Medical or Direct Patient Care Services
- E-LEARNING AND TELE-EDUCATION SERVICES
- E-ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
- TeleRehab™ at INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center
- Conclusion
- Chapter Questions
- References
- E-Speech Therapy for Children in a Rural Oklahoma School Case
- CHAPTER EIGHT: DIFFUSION OF E-MEDICINE
- CHAPTER NINE: E-HOME CARE
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CHAPTER TEN: E-DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEMS
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Designing an E-Diagnosis Support System for Lower Back Pain: Key Challenging Characteristics
- A Web-Based e-Diagnosis Support System for Lower Back Pain
- A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATION OF AN E-DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM
- Conclusion
- Chapter Questions
- Appendix A: Formal Proof of a Consensus Model–Based Inference Algorithm
- Appendix B: Formal Description of the Modified Turing Test
- References
- Teleradiology Case: Present and Future
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CHAPTER ELEVEN: E-HEALTH INTELLIGENCE
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of Clustering Analysis Techniques
- Representation of Constructive Data Mining Techniques
- Development of Constructive Clustering Analysis Technique
- Empirical Evaluation
- Conclusion
- Chapter Questions
- References
- E-Patient Image Retrieval Case: Incremental Neural Net Learning
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CHAPTER SEVEN: E-HEALTH DOMAINS
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PART FOUR: E-HEALTH STRATEGIES AND IMPACTS
- CHAPTER TWELVE: E-HEALTH STRATEGIES
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: E-HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: E-SECURITY
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN: E-HEALTH IMPACTS ON THE HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH SERVICES INDUSTRY
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- E-Technologies in Various Health Care and Health Services Sectors
- The Power of E-Technologies
- Risks in Applying E-Technologies
- Surfing the Waves of E-Technology
- Conclusion
- Chapter Questions
- References
- E-Communities Case: Scalability Challenges in Information Management
- PART FIVE: E-HEALTH PROSPECTS
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
Product information
- Title: E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2005
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9780787966188
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