Computers and the General Practitioner (eBook)

Proceedings of the GP-Info Symposium, London, 1980

Alastair Malcolm, John Poyser (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
138 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-8999-4 (ISBN)

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Computers and the General Practitioner focuses on the applications of computers in various aspects of health service, including ECG analysis, primary care, and diagnosis. The selection first tackles general practice and technological promise and experience of pioneers. Topics include information systems and general practice, trends in silicon chip technology, and problems of computer usage in National Health Service practice. The publication then examines security in computer controlled information systems and national strategy for primary care computing, including security defenses, linked systems, cryptography, and basic system. The text takes a look at the computer education of the general practitioner, use of computers in the consulting room, and ECG analysis by computer in general practice. Discussions focus on the problems associated with educating doctors, features of a heuristic system, and the function of the computer as a general practitioner's diagnostic assistant. The selection is a dependable source of data for doctors and readers interested in exploring the applications of computers in health services.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Computers and the General Practitioner 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 12
FOREWORD 6
PREFACE 8
CHAPTER 1. 
14 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND GENERAL PRACTICE 14
REFERENCES 21
FUTURE TRENDS IN SILICON CHIP TECHNOLOGY 22
CHAPTER 2. 
26 
CAN ANYONE PERSUADE HIS PARTNERS AND RECEPTIONISTS THAT 
26 
A CAUTIONARY TALE 31
THE PROBLEMS OF COMPUTER USAGE IN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PRACTICE 33
SUMMARY 37
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 37
COMPUTERISATION - MAIN FRAME OR MINI? 38
REFERENCES 40
CHAPTER 3. 
42 
RESPONSIBILITIES 42
THE BASIC SYSTEM 43
SECURITY DEFENCES 43
LINKED SYSTEMS 45
CRYPTOGRAPHY 45
A SECURITY PITFALL 47
CONCLUSION 48
REFERENCES 48
CHAPTER 4. 
50 
REFERENCES 56
CHAPTER 5. 
58 
THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATING THE DOCTOR 60
AN HEURISTIC APPROACH - A CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE 60
THE FEATURES OF AN HEURISTIC SYSTEM 61
APPENDIX 1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES 67
APPENDIX 2. THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION (SUMMARISED) 68
APPENDIX 3. POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS 69
REFERENCES 70
CHAPTER 6. 
72 
THE COMPUTER AS A GENERAL PRACTITIONER'S DIAGNOSTIC 
73 
REFERENCES 83
CONSULTING AROUND A VIEWDATA SCREEN: 85
CONCLUSIONS 90
CHAPTER 7. 
92 
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS IN CLINICAL INFORMATION 
93 
ARTIFICIAL OUTCOME INDICES AS A MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF 
96 
DISCUSSION 101
REFERENCES 102
CHAPTER 8. 
104 
DISCUSSION 110
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 111
REFERENCES 111
CHAPTER 9. 
114 
CHAPTER 10. 
118 
CONCLUSION 121
REFERENCES 121
CHAPTER 11. 
122 
GLOSSARY 126
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS 134
Journal of The Royal College of 
138 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Kryptologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-8999-6 / 1483189996
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-8999-4 / 9781483189994