From patient data to medical knowledge : the principles and practice of health informatics /
How can you make the best use of patient data to improve health outcomes? More and more information about patients' health is stored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is it shared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it be better used as a resource for resear...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, Mass. ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | How can you make the best use of patient data to improve health outcomes? More and more information about patients' health is stored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is it shared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it be better used as a resource for researchers? This book is aimed at all those who want to learn about how IT is transforming the way we think about medicine and medical research. The ideas explored here are taken from research carried out around the world, and are presented by a leading authority in Health Informatics based at University Co. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470994696 047099469X 9780470994702 0470994703 1281320374 9781281320377 9786611320379 6611320377 0470790989 9780470790984 |