Perspectives of Information Processing in Medical Applications: Strategic Issues, Requirements and Options for the European Community

ISBN-13: 9783540538561 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 317 str.

Francis H. Roger France; Gerald Santucci

Opis

This text summarizes a study carried out for the Commission of the European Communities, which analyzes the key factors governing the evolution of advanced information systems for application in health care and medicine in Europe and provides guidelines for future progress.

Spis treści

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.