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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795952203321

Autore

Sullivan Frank (Frank M.)

Titolo

ABC of health informatics [[electronic resource] /] / Frank Sullivan, Jeremy C. Wyatt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-4443-1280-4

9786612118234

1-282-11823-4

Descrizione fisica

vii, 46 p. : ill. (some col.)

Collana

ABC series

Altri autori (Persone)

WyattJ (Jeremy)

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Medical informatics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is health information? -- Is a consultation needed? -- Why is this patient here today? -- How decision support tools help define clinical problems -- How computers can help to share understanding with patients -- How informatics tools help deal with patients' problems -- How computers help make efficient use of consultations -- Referral or follow-up? -- Keeping up: learning in the workplace -- Improving services with informatics tools -- Communication and navigation around the healthcare system -- eHealth and the future: promise or peril?