Health care engineering. Part II, Research and development in the health care environment /

• Main Author: Frize, Monique, 1942- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, California (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2014]
• Series: Synthesis lectures on biomedical engineering ; #51.
• Subjects: Medical technology.; Biomedical engineering.; Medical records > Data processing.; Knowledge management.; Clinical trials.; Medical care > United States.; Medical care > Canada.; Biomedical Technology; Biomedical Engineering.; Electronic Health Records.; Knowledge Management.; Clinical Trials as Topic.; Delivery of Health Care > United States.; Delivery of Health Care > Canada.; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL / Atlases; MEDICAL / Essays; MEDICAL / Family & General Practice; MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL / Osteopathy; medical errors and adverse events; information technologies; electronic medical records; knowledge management process; clinical trials; usability studies; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 65 pages) : illustrations.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781627050739 (electronic bk.); 1627050736 (electronic bk.); 1627050728; 9781627050722
• ISSN: 1930-0336

Chapter 7 presents some statistics on the occurrence of medical errors and adverse events, and includes some technological solutions. A chapter on electronic medical records follows. The knowledge management process divided into four steps is described; this includes a discussion on data acquisition, storage, and retrieval. The next two chapters discuss the other three steps of the knowledge management process (knowledge discovery, knowledge translation, knowledge integration and sharing). The last chapter briefly discusses usability studies and clinical trials. The two parts consolidate material that supports courses on technology development and management issues in health care institutions. It can be useful for anyone involved in design, development, or research, whether in industry, hospitals, or government.