E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals

E--Health Care Information Systems is a comprehensive collection written by leading experts from a range of disciplines including medicine, health sciences, engineering, business information systems, general science, and computing technology. This easily followed text provides a theoretical framework with sound methodological approaches and is filled with numerous case examples. Topics include e--health records, e--public information systems, e--network and surveys, general and specific applications of e--health such as e--rehabilitation, e--medicine, e--homecare, e--diagnosis support systems, and e--health intelligence. E--Health Care Information Systems also covers strategies in e--health care technology management, e--security issues, and the impacts of e--technologies. In addition, this book reviews new and emerging technologies such as mobile health, virtual reality and nanotechnology, and harnessing the power of e--technologies for real--world applications.