Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine (Health Informatics)
This book focuses on the role of computers in the provision of medical services. It provides both a conceptual framework and a practical approach for the implementation and management of IT used to improve the delivery of health care. Inspired by a Stanford University training program, it fills the need for a high quality text in computers and …
Your Personal Medical History… Keep an ongoing record of your medical history (your medical diagnoses, blood type, medication list and updates, physicians’ contact information, emergency contacts and their contact information, a list of allergies, a record of your daily vital signs, a log of your food intake and exercise routine, shots and vaccinations received, tests you’ve undergone and …
mHealth: From Smartphone to Smart Systems provides a high level and comprehensive survey of the emergence of mobile technology healthcare. This book looks beyond the already-popular devices and apps associated with mHealth, exploring the major role this technology could play as healthcare steers inexorably toward an architecture in which key decision making occurs at the point-of-care. In its …
Whether you’re taking the CPHIMS exam, or simply want the most current and comprehensive overview in healthcare information and management systems today―this updated publication has it all. But for those preparing for the CPHIMS exam, this text book is an ideal study partner. The content reflects the exam content outline covering healthcare and technology environments; systems analysis, design, …
The quick and easy way to master healthcare technology and use your knowledge in real-world situations If you’re looking for a fun, fast review that boils healthcare informatics down to its most essential, must-know points, your search ends here! Healthcare Informatics Demystified is a complete yet concise overview of today’s healthcare information technology. This guide introduces you …
This essential text provides a readable yet sophisticated overview of the basic concepts of information technologies as they apply in healthcare. Spanning areas as diverse as the electronic medical record, searching, protocols, and communications as well as the Internet, Enrico Coiera has succeeded in making this vast and complex area accessible and understandable to the non-specialist, while providing …
Consumer Health Informatics: Informing Consumers and Improving Health Care
According to the Pew Foundation’s “Internet in American Life Study,” over 60 million Americans per year use the Internet to search for health information. All those concerned with healthcare and how to obtain personally relevant medical information form a large additional target group Many Medical Informatics programs–both in the United States and abroad–include a course in Consumer Health …
Information Technology for Patient Empowerment in Healthcare
Patients are more empowered to shape their own health care today than ever before. Health information technology (HIT) is creating new opportunities for patients and families to participate actively in their care management. Moreover, HIT is transforming the healthcare system by enabling healthcare providers to partner with their patients in a bold effort to improve quality of care …
Bioinformatics and Biomarker Discovery: “Omic” Data Analysis for Personalized Medicine
This book is designed to introduce biologists, clinicians and computational researchers to fundamental data analysis principles, techniques and tools for supporting the discovery of biomarkers and the implementation of diagnostic/prognostic systems. The focus of the book is on how fundamental statistical and data mining approaches can support biomarker discovery and evaluation, emphasising applications based on different types …
“… this book was written from start to finish by one extremely dedicated and erudite individual. The author has done an excellent job of covering the many topics that fall under the umbrella of computational biology for vaccine design, demonstrating an admirable command of subject matter in fields as disparate as object-oriented databases and regulation of T cell …