| Description |
x, 460 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics -- A Short History of Biomedical and Health Informatics -- Computing Concepts for Biomedicine and Health -- Electronic Health Records -- Standards and Interoperability -- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence -- Clinical Decision Support -- Natural Language Processing -- Safety, Quality, and Value -- Health Information Exchange (HIE) -- EHR System Selection and Implementation -- Telemedicine and Telehealth -- Privacy and Security -- Information Retrieval (Search) -- Clinical Research Informatics -- Translational Bioinformatics -- Nursing Informatics -- Consumer Health Informatics -- Public Health Informatics -- Evidence-Based Medicine -- Imaging Informatics -- Ethical Issues in Health Informatics -- Human-Computer Interaction |
| Summary |
Health informatics (also known as biomedical and health informatics or just plain informatics) is the field concerned with the optimal use of data and information, usually aided by technology, to improve individual health, healthcare, public health, and biomedical research. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major areas of the field, both for those who are just beginning their studies or are already working in the field. This 8th edition reflects the current knowledge of the field and provides learning objectives, extensive references, and additional readings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical informatics
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medicine
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Medicine -- Data processing
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| Author |
Hersh, William R., editor
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| ISBN |
1387854755 |
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9781387854752 |
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