Health data in the information society : proceedings of MIE2002 / edited by György Surján, Rolf Engelbrecht and Peter McNair.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Surján, György.

Engelbrecht, R. (Rolf)

McNair, Peter.

IOS Press.

Conference Name:

International Congress on Medical Informatics (17th : 2002 : Budapest, Hungary)

Series:

Studies in health technology and informatics ; 0926-9630 v. 90.

Studies in health technology and informatics, 0926-9630 ; v. 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical informatics--Congresses.

Medical informatics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 847 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS ; Tokyo : Ohmsha, [2002]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Today's information society is enabled by the underlying rapid development in computer technology, and the growth of the internet. However, millions of people are isolated from an incredibly large amount of information because of "computer non-literacy". Furthermore, the ease with which we can disseminate information might foster thoughtless communication, and has lead to a flood of information and disinformation. We have to learn how to behave in this new situation, in which the dissemination of information - at an international level - is totally uncontrolled. In the area of medical or health informatics these questions are more serious. Lack of information, false or inadequate information, as well as improper interpretation of accurate information may seriously harm patients. And the process may go out of control of the physician, i.e. patients can "treat" themselves just by visiting some health sites on the net. Can we do anything to ensure that all information is valid, that it reaches the intended audience, that people will interpret information correctly? These are some of the more important issues in the proceedings of MIE 2002, XVIIth international conference of the European Federation of Medical Informatics.

Contents:

Open the bottle: data acquisition

Forward the bottle: communication and security

Keep the message: data storage and retrieval, electronic patient record

Understand the message: data analysis, terminology and language processing

Solve the problem: decision support

Context of the message: health care system, education, standardisation and other issues.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 5, 2012).

Held August 25-29, 2002 in Budapest, Hungary.

Includes bibliographical references and author index.

Other Format:

Print version: International Congress on Medical Informatics (17th : 2002 : Budapest, Hungary). Health data in the information society.

ISBN:

9781607509349

1607509342

OCLC:

784970802

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.