Perspectives of Information Processing in Medical Applications Strategic Issues, Requirements and Options for the European Community / edited by Francis H. Roger France, Gerald Santucci.

Europe faces a challenge: how to apply information and communication technologies to health care. One problem is the widening gap between the expectations of citizens and the limited resources available to provide health services. It is here that advanced technology can serve as an important tool to...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Roger France, Francis H. (Editor), Santucci, Gerald (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1991.
Edition:1st ed. 1991.
Series:Health Systems Research,
Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Volume I: Executive Summary
  • 1 Challenges and Opportunities
  • 2 Status and Trends
  • 3 Shaping Forces
  • 4 Recommendations
  • Volume II: Main Report
  • 1 Background
  • 2 Goals of a Future Action
  • 3 Proposed Framework for Analysis and Definition of Actions
  • 4 Guidelines for the Identification of Needed Actions
  • 5 Identification of Major IHE Requirements and Priority Tasks
  • Volume III: Issue Analyses
  • 1 Alphanumeric Data and Text Coding Standards
  • 2 Images and Biosignals, with Coding Standards
  • 3 Medical Instrumentation and Devices
  • 4 Knowledge Based and Decision Support Systems
  • 5 Multimedia Workstations
  • 6 Communication Networks and Archiving Systems
  • 7 Modularity and Integration of Medical and Health Information Systems
  • 8 Regulatory Tools and Incentives
  • References.