Handbook of research on distributed medical informatics and e-health

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Lazakidou, Athina A., 1975-, Siassiakos, Konstantinos M.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Medical telematics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Telemedicine > methods.; Medical Informatics Applications.; Clinical and biomolecular ontologies; Distributed e-healthcare system; E-health communication systems; Electronic health record standards; Electronic medical records; Medical classification; Medical informatics; Medical privacy; Ophthalmology; RFID in hospitals; Telehealth; Telepsychiatry; Wireless telemedicine
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxix, 569 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-549) and index.
• ISBN: 9781605660035 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

Recent developments in e-health have enhanced the healthcare industry as well as expanded the role of medical informatics. These emerging innovations have not only given patients the opportunity for quality of life improvement, but also opened the door to health communication exploration. This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most important issues, concepts, new trends and advanced technologies in healthcare. This enhanced resource of over 30 articles from international experts contributes a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations for academicians and health professionals worldwide.