Handbook of research on advances in health informatics and electronic healthcare applications global adoption and impact of information communication technologies /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Khoumbati, Khalil, 1965-
• Format: Electronic
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
• Subjects: Medical informatics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Medical Informatics > trends.; Application of emerging ICT in e-healthcare; Barriers to health informatics adoption; Benefits to health informatics; Clinical data repositories; Clinical systems; Cultural issues in health informatics; Data management for patient care; Developed countries case studies of health informatics; Developing countries case studies of health informatics; E-health development; E-healthcare; Electronic medical records; Health informatics adoption; Health informatics efficiencies; Health informatics infrastructure; Health informatics tools and technologies; Health informatics transparency; Health informatics usage models; Health sector; Hospital strategies; Impact of emerging ICT in e-healthcare; Implementation of health informatics; Political issues in health informatics; Privacy and security in health informatics; Quality management in health informatics; Small-sized hospitals; Social exclusion; Social issues in health informatics; Strategy of health informatics; Telecommunication technologies in healthcare
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxx, 595 p. : ill.) digital files; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781605660318 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

In the healthcare field, there is limited literature published on the subject of global deployment, diffusion, adoption, use, and impact of information communication technologies in the context of health informatics and electronic healthcare applications. Due to a lack of such literature, those involved in healthcare spend a great deal of time searching and gathering information from various sources. This publication brings to the healthcare community a comprehensive resource elucidating the adoption and usage of health informatics. Gathering an in-depth collection of research articles and case studies from experts worldwide, this handbook of research provides a global understanding of the advances in health informatics and electronic applications in healthcare delivery and management.