Information and communication technologies in healthcare /
"As the population ages, the economy struggles, and healthcare costs soar, the focus of the nation and the Healthcare Industry is on determining the means to reduce costs and make the delivery process more effective. Systems experts are like carpenters in their view of these problems. To a carp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
Taylor & Francis,
2012.
©2012 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "As the population ages, the economy struggles, and healthcare costs soar, the focus of the nation and the Healthcare Industry is on determining the means to reduce costs and make the delivery process more effective. Systems experts are like carpenters in their view of these problems. To a carpenter, every information problem appears solvable with nails and a hammer (or screws and screwdriver, or at least a little carpenter's hide or wood glue). To information technology people, solutions frequently involve collecting data into a repository and then making it searchable, understandable, and relatable. In this book we approach the healthcare industry and its problems from an Information Systems perspective and attempt to determine how to create a helpful and holistic Medical Records System as a core component to be employed in addressing a wide range of healthcare issues. A basic principle we follow is that data should be captured only once, stored in a repository, and then made available throughout the medical system for all medical purposes."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781439854143 1439854149 9781466513044 1466513047 9781466513037 1466513039 1439854130 9781439854136 |