Health Informatics in the Cloud

• Main Author: Braunstein, Mark L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Health administration.; Health informatics.; Practice of medicine.; Management information systems.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Computer Science.; Health Informatics.; Health Administration.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Practice and Hospital Management.; Health Economics.

Despite its high cost, the US healthcare system produces relatively short life spans, and is wasteful, inefficient and has serious safety and quality issues.  While other industries have surmounted similar challenges by transforming themselves through information technology, healthcare lags behind. ...

Table of Contents:

• Healthcare Delivery in the US
• Federal Policies and Initiatives
• Contemporary Informatics Tools
• Clinical Practice
• Patient-Centered Care
• Empowering the Patient
• Increasing Knowledge
• What's Next.