Biomedical Informatics Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine

Name: Biomedical Informatics Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine
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ISBN: 9780387289861

ISBN-10: 0387289860

ISBN-13: 9780387289861

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: James J. Cimino, Edward H. Shortliffe, James J. Cimino, Edward H. Shortliffe

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The practice of modern medicine requires sophisticated information technologies with which to manage patient information, plan diagnostic procedures, interpret laboratory results, and conduct research. This book, inspired by a Stanford University training program developed to introduce health professionals to computer applications in modern medical care, fills the need for a high quality text in computers and medicine, and meets the growing demand by practitioners, researchers, and students for a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field. The work is designed for a broad audience interested in the intersection of computer science and medicine. Completely revised and expanded,…

Book details

List price: $99.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 3/23/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1038
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 2.05" tall
Weight: 4.444
Language: English



Series Preface


Preface to the Third Edition


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Color Insert, facing



Recurrent Themes in Biomedical Informatics



The Computer Meets Medicine and Biology: Emergence of a Discipline




Biomedical Data: Their Acquisition, Storage, and Use




Biomedical Decision Making: Probabilistic Clinical Reasoning




Cognitive Science and Biomedical Informatics




Essential Concepts for Biomedical Computing




System Design and Engineering in Health Care




Standards in Biomedical Informatics




Natural Language and Text Processing in Biomedicine




Imaging and Structural Informatics




Ethics and Health Informatics: Users, Standards, and Outcomes




Evaluation and Technology Assessment




Biomedical Informatics Applications



Electronic Health Record Systems




Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations




Consumer Health Informatics and Telehealth




Public Health Informatics and the Health Information Infrastructure




Patient-Care Systems




Patient-Monitoring Systems




Imaging Systems in Radiology




Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries




Clinical Decision-Support Systems




Computers in Medical Education




Bioinformatics




Biomedical Informatics in the Years Ahead



Health Care Financing and Information Technology: A Historical Perspective




The Future of Computer Applications in Biomedicine



Bibliography


Glossary


Name Index


Subject Index