Clinical Information Systems

Bruce I. Blum (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

414 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-8595-0 (ISBN)

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As its name implies, this book deals with clinical information systems. The clinical information system (or CIS) is an automated system with a long term database containing clinical information used for patient care. This definition excludes business systems (no clinical data), physiological monitoring systems (no long term database), and many research systems (not used in patient care). The theses of this book are (a) that CIS technology is mature, (b) that the CIS will have a major impact upon patient care and the health delivery system, and (c) that the number of commercial systems which now offer these potential benefits is very small. The objective of this book is to establish the above theses and thereby (a) inform both users and developers, (b) increase the demand for more sophisticated products, and finally, (c) provide marketplace incentives to advance the state of the art. The CIS is an application of computer technology for a specific class of problems. Its development requires a knowledge of the technology with an understanding of the application area. As with any tool-based application, the scope of the product will be limited by the capability of the tool. In the case of the CIS, reliable computers with comprehensive database facilities became com mercially available in the early 1970s. By the mid 1970s there was a maturation of the literature, and evaluations of 5-years' use began to appear. As will be shown, there have been surprisingly few new ideas introduced since the 1970s.

I. Background and Introduction.- 1. History of Computers.- 2. Computers and Health Care.- II. Computer Systems.- 3. Overview of Hardware and Software.- 4. Programming Languages.- 5. Data Bases.- 6. System Implementation.- III. Clinical Applications.- 7. Hospital Information Systems.- 8. Ambulatory Care Systems.- 9. Medical Decision Making.- 10. A Case Study.- Epilogue.- A Computer Glossary.- Selected Readings.

Zusatzinfo	XII, 414 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Bioinformatik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Technik ► Medizintechnik
Schlagworte	Information • Systems
ISBN-10	1-4613-8595-4 / 1461385954
ISBN-13	978-1-4613-8595-0 / 9781461385950
Zustand	Neuware