Future of Health Technology
ISBN-13: 9781586030919 Publisher: I O S Press, Incorporated Publication date: 07/01/2002 Series: Studies in Health Technology and Informa , #80 Pages: 285 Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d) Bushko (founder of the Future of Healthcare Technology Institute) presents 22 papers speculating on the possibilities of technological innovation in the medical sciences and what it might portend for the future structure and delivery of medical services. The majority of the papers explore questions related to information and computer technologies, with contributions discussing such topics as intelligent agent software for medicine, the development of health information infrastructure in the United States, the future of security and privacy of medical information, the development of e-commerce in medicine, the evaluation of new health care technologies. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR