Foreword
Ethical Health Informatics: Challenges and Opportunities presents an informed discourse on many issues arising from the proliferation of information technology and biotechnology in the delivery and funding of health care in the United States. Ten years have passed since the second publication of this book, and in that timeframe the social and ethical concerns confronting society have expanded. Mapping of the human genome, homeland security, terrorism, bioterrorism, natural disasters, patient safety, medication errors, medical identity theft, hacking of data systems, and accessibility of health care for all have resulted in an increased reliance on information technology to process the massive amounts of data generated by these concerns. ...
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