Medical Professionalism in the New Information Age

ISBN-13: 9780813548081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 236 str.

David J. Rothman; R. David Blumenthal

Opis

With computerized health information receiving unprecedented government support, a group of health policy scholars analyze the intricate legal, social, and professional implications of the new technology. These essays explore how Health Information Technology (HIT) may alter relationships between physicians and patients, physicians and other providers, and physicians and their home institutions. Taken together, these investigations cast new light on the challenges and opportunities presented by HIT.