Medical Informatics: Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Medical Informatics, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-10 September 1992
Published on 11. September 1992
Book
Hardback
1638 pages
978-0-444-89668-1 (ISBN)
Description
The field of medical informatics has steadily matured and "MEDINFO 92" shows an upturn in the uses of informatics in the health sector. This volume contains significant contributions on diverse issues, a popular field being knowledge-based work: concepts, methodologies, software and other tools, systems and evaluations of systems and experiences. Several papers describe functional integration between differing systems, institutions and even geographic areas; they confirm a trend towards having knowledge-based systems contained in, or integrated with, overall management information systems serving the physician as well as the rest of the health support team. As well as contributions on those topics that have been covered in "MEDINFO" congresses since their inception in 1974, such as bibliographic systems, nursing informatics and hospital information systems, other issues addressed include data standards such as semantics, syntax and communication standards; the quality, accuracy and ethical values of medical data; and developments in networking.
The field of medical informatics has steadily matured and "MEDINFO 92" shows an upturn in the uses of informatics in the health sector. This volume contains significant contributions on diverse issues, a popular field being knowledge-based work: concepts, methodologies, software and other tools, systems and evaluations of systems and experiences. Several papers describe functional integration between differing systems, institutions and even geographic areas; they confirm a trend towards having knowledge-based systems contained in, or integrated with, overall management information systems serving the physician as well as the rest of the health support team. As well as contributions on those topics that have been covered in "MEDINFO" congresses since their inception in 1974, such as bibliographic systems, nursing informatics and hospital information systems, other issues addressed include data standards such as semantics, syntax and communication standards; the quality, accuracy and ethical values of medical data; and developments in networking.
The field of medical informatics has steadily matured and "MEDINFO 92" shows an upturn in the uses of informatics in the health sector. This volume contains significant contributions on diverse issues, a popular field being knowledge-based work: concepts, methodologies, software and other tools, systems and evaluations of systems and experiences. Several papers describe functional integration between differing systems, institutions and even geographic areas; they confirm a trend towards having knowledge-based systems contained in, or integrated with, overall management information systems serving the physician as well as the rest of the health support team. As well as contributions on those topics that have been covered in "MEDINFO" congresses since their inception in 1974, such as bibliographic systems, nursing informatics and hospital information systems, other issues addressed include data standards such as semantics, syntax and communication standards; the quality, accuracy and ethical values of medical data; and developments in networking.
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Language
English
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Oxford
United Kingdom
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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indexes
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-89668-1 (9780444896681)
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Content
Keynote Addresses. (Contributors: R. Penrose; M. Elmandjra; A. Hopper; N. Magnenat-Thalmann). Computer Systems Technology. Software Systems Design and Assessment. Hardware Systems Design and Assessment. Network Communication Issues and Experience. Database Methods and Delivery. Health Information Systems. Design Concepts and Management Issues. Systems for Hospital Wide Applications. Systems for Clinical Applications. Systems for Community-Based Applications. Systems for Information Recording, Browsing and Retrieval. Medical Decision Support. Theory and Concepts. Knowledge Representation and Databases. Programs for Diagnosis and Clinical Care. Programs for Image and Signal Analysis. Programs for Management and Epidemiology. Medical Record Systems. Concepts and Designs. Experience with Medical Record Systems. Image and Signal Analysis. Methods for Images and Patterns. Methods for Signal Processing and Analysis. Statistical Techniques and Modelling. Statistical Techniques. Models for Community-Based Applications. Models for Clinic-Based Applications. Nursing Informatics. Concepts, Issues and Standards. Computer Approach to Nursing Education. Computer Systems for Nursing Management and Practice. Education and Training. Curricula in Medical Informatics. Computer Programs in Teaching and Learning. Computer Programs in Testing and Evaluation. Biomedical and Biotechnology Systems. Health Care Management and Resources. Management Issues and Strategies. Health Resources and Costs Issues. Human Factors and their Influence on Human-Machine Interface. Human Factors and System Design Issues. Implementation Strategies. Natural Language Processing. Towards Standards in Medical Informatics. Concepts and Issues. Coding and Nomenclature. Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Project. Quality Assessment and Assurance. Ethical, Legal and Security Issues. Scientific Demonstration Abstracts. Systems Technology and Network Communication. Database Systems. Medical Decision Support. Image and Signal Analysis. Education and Training. Modelling and Simulation. Information Retrieval Systems. Nursing Systems. Natural Language Processing, Coding and Nomenclature. Health Care Management Systems.