Digital retinal imaging performed by primary care providers and nurses, followed by remote image interpretation (teleretinal imaging), is rapidly acquiring a crucial role in many parts of the world as it permits the detection of major diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, in patients who would otherwise be beyond the reach of a trained ophthalmologist.
Digital Homecare is a collection of services to deliver, maintain and improve care in the home environment using the latest ICT technology and devices.
The purpose of the book is to provide an overview of clinical research (types), activities, and areas where informatics and IT could fit into various activities and business practices.
"e;Introducing Digital Communications into Your Medical Practice"e; discusses how electronic medical records and personal health records now digitize patient information and make it accessible for review and easy to update by both doctors and patients.
In general, image processing texts are intended for students of engineering and computer science, and there is little written at all on the specific requirements of medical image processing.
Over the next few years, the Connecting for Health IT programme for the NHS in England is due to implement electronic prescribing systems at all hospitals in England.
Medical researchers including doctors, nurses, medical students and allied health professionals are required to undertake a period of research as part of their career pathway.
eProcurement in Healthcare is a book that aggregates 5 years of experience of three successive R and D projects (ELCH, GetTogether, GROPIS) covering technical and organizational issues of eProcurement.
Probabilistic Modelling in Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics has been written for researchers and students in statistics, machine learning, and the biological sciences.
"e;Implementing an Electronic Health Record System"e; addresses the range of issues and opportunities that implementing an electronic health records system (EHR) poses for any size of medical organization - from the small one-man operation to a large healthcare system.
Many of the changes occurring within medicine are being catalyzed by the proliferation of professional and social activity with the internet and mobile technology.
This book delves into the transformative potential of neuromorphic computing within the field of civil engineering, specifically focusing on its application to disaster management.
In a world where communication is key to human connection, understanding, and learning from one another, the book investigates the rich and intricate world of sign languages, highlighting the fascinating complexities of visual-spatial languages and their unique role in bridging the gap between hearing and deaf communities through information and communication technology.
This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2023, held in Rome, Italy, in October 23-27, 2023.
Generative Machine Learning Models in Medical Image Computing"e; provides a comprehensive exploration of generative modeling techniques tailored to the unique demands of medical imaging.
This book LNCS 15336 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Health Information Science, HIS 2024, held in Hong Kong, China, during December 8-10, 2024.
The book explores the complete system perspective, underlying theories, modelling, and the applications of pattern recognition in Healthcare Recommender System.
The book explores the complete system perspective, underlying theories, modelling, and the applications of pattern recognition in Healthcare Recommender System.
This new complementary volume to Developing and Utilising Digital Technology in Healthcare for Assessment and Monitoring extends well beyond what has been already covered, including AI, Machine Learning and Big Data in health care, data-informed care, tackling health inequalities in cancer care through technological solutions and the policy considerations of digital innovation.
This is a meticulously detailed chronological record of significant events in the history of medical informatics and their impact on direct patient care and clinical research, offering a representative sampling of published contributions to the field.
The practice of modern medicine and biomedical research requires sophisticated information technologies with which to manage patient information, plan diagnostic procedures, interpret laboratory results, and carry out investigations.
The number of patients using social media and the number of applications and solutions used by medical professionals online have been sky-rocketing in the past few years, therefore the rational behind creating a well-designed, clear and tight handbook of practical examples and case studies with simple pieces of suggestions about different social media platforms is evident.
Despite all the jokes about the poor quality of physician handwriting, physician adoption of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in hospitals still lags behind other industries' use of technology.
This revised edition covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention.
Over the next few years, the Connecting for Health IT programme for the NHS in England is due to implement electronic prescribing systems at all hospitals in England.
IT in Pharmacy: An Integrated Approach aims to describe and discuss the major areas of pharmacy IT innovation (e-prescribing, drug databases, electronic patient records, clinical decision support, pharmacy management systems, robots and automation etc) from a systems and a professional perspective.
