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Information Technology Solutions for Healthcare
ISBN: 9781852339784 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the changes occurring within medicine are being catalyzed by the proliferation of professional and social activity with the internet and mobile technology. Understanding of the way in which healthcare is being transformed by IT is key in the improvement of medical standards and reduction of cost. This book presents the current and future trends in the transformation of healthcare services in the Information Society Era. The synergy between computer technology and medical services has opened fascinating new possibilities for benefit in areas such as continuing care,... Many of the changes occurring within medicine are being catalyzed by the proliferation of professional and social activity with the internet and mo... |
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398,75 zł |
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Managing the Practice: Whose Business?
ISBN: 9781857750539 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The management function is practice-based primary care and who performs it varies by practice. While the number of practice managers increase and their role continues to unfold in response to NHS changes, the development of practice management as a profession is contained if not constrained by GPs, as both employers and as the dominant profession within primary care. This stimulating review of the responsibilities, opportunities and future prospects of management in primary care, based on workshops with GPs and practice managers, identifies their respective management development needs and...
The management function is practice-based primary care and who performs it varies by practice. While the number of practice managers increase and thei...
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177,65 zł |
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Risk Matters in Healthcare: Communicating, Explaining and Managing Risk
ISBN: 9781857754568 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Risk management, assessment and reduction, alongside patient involvement, is an essential part of the current NHS reforms. This book draws together and summarises the latest information on risk in healthcare. It outlines the facts patients need and the level of involvement they require to make informed decisions, and emphasises the practical aspects of how practitioners can best explain risk. The first section of the book concentrates on defining risk and the factors influencing individuals as they make decisions about risk, and the latter part focuses on how clinical teams make decisions...
Risk management, assessment and reduction, alongside patient involvement, is an essential part of the current NHS reforms. This book draws together an...
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182,78 zł |
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What Makes a Good Healthcare System?: Comparisons, Values, Drivers
ISBN: 9781857759211 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What Makes a Good Health Care System? examines the various assumptions that underpin the different views of what makes a good health care system. The national systems in the UK, Australia and Canada are thoroughly examined. Each country has a different view of what a good health care system is trying to achieve, and the book elucidates these by highlighting key policy documents and comments from key stakeholders. Case studies emphasise the diverse needs and expectations of individuals, examining and comparing concepts of health needs, quality as a measure of 'good-ness' and the various ideas...
What Makes a Good Health Care System? examines the various assumptions that underpin the different views of what makes a good health care system. The ...
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263,97 zł |
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Designing and Analysis Questionnaires and Surveys: A Manual for Health Professionals and Administrators
ISBN: 9781861560728 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aim of this work is to provide good practice guidelines that also address the political and ethical problems of conducting surveys within the health professions. Its objective is to provide the kind of practical tips that will make the process as straightforward as possible.
The aim of this work is to provide good practice guidelines that also address the political and ethical problems of conducting surveys within the heal...
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283,00 zł |
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Income Generation in General Practice
ISBN: 9781870905022 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. General practice is a business but not many doctors are businessmen, by nature or by training. Although the NHS reforms provide new opportunities for increasing practice income and patient care, few GPs have the time or inclination to unravel the complexity of the Red Book. As a result, the vast majority of doctors are not earning the full reward for their labours. This book is a clear and comprehensive guide to the regulations which cause most confusion. It deals with fees and allowances, training, staff and premises, and the financial implications of all practice activity. It is designed...
General practice is a business but not many doctors are businessmen, by nature or by training. Although the NHS reforms provide new opportunities for ...
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126,88 zł |
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Evidence-Based Practice in Medicine and Health Care: A Discussion of the Ethical Issues
ISBN: 9783540222392 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) is feared to become a kind of cook-book medicine that has nothing to do with the traditional skills and ethics. This volume shows the contribution EBM makes and might make to medical practice and health policy. It describes as many viewpoints as possible with a focus on the ethical issues that are at stake in this process. It shows how EBM has developed from an internal medical issue to an instrument for health policy. It is the outcome of the European Project -Ethical Issues of Evidence Based Practice in Medicine and Health Care- and gives... Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) is feared to become a kind of cook-book medicine that has nothing to do with the traditional skills and ethics. <... |
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199,35 zł |
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Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses
ISBN: 9783540244172 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. on the environment and actively to reduce the burden of mortality and disease on human populations and ecosystems. T ere is no time for complacency. Actions must be taken urgently to protect the environment of Europe and assure the health of its citizens. 1 Executive Director, European Environment Agency 2 Director, Special Programme on Health and Environment, WHO Regional Of ce for Europe 00_weather 00_weather events_neu. indd XVIII events_neu. indd XVIII 22. 06. 2005 22. 06. 2005 13:01:07 13:01:07 Editorial Si le respect de lhomme est fonde dans le c ur des hommes, les hommes f niront bien...
on the environment and actively to reduce the burden of mortality and disease on human populations and ecosystems. T ere is no time for complacency. A...
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398,75 zł |
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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: 11th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, Aime 2007, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 7-1
ISBN: 9783540735984 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2007, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in July 2007. The 28 revised full papers and 38 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 137 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on agent-based systems, temporal data mining, machine learning and knowledge discovery, text mining, natural language processing and generation, ontologies, decision support systems, applications of AI-based image processing techniques,... This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2007, held in Amsterda... |
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199,35 zł |
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Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health
ISBN: 9780387764450 / Angielski / Twarda / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now is a critical time in pediatric informatics. As information technologies electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and standards (HL7) are developed to improve the quality of health care, it is imperative for policy makers and pediatricians to be aware of their impact on pediatric care and child health. Informed child advocates must be at the planning table as national and regional health information networks are developed to insure the unique health care needs of children are being met. Pediatric Informatics:... Now is a critical time in pediatric informatics. As information technologies electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), comp... |
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199,35 zł |
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The Medical Student's Survival Guide: Bk. 2
ISBN: 9781846192135 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To the unsuspecting, wearing a stethoscope could not be more easy. You pick it up, place it around your neck and...hey presto...you look like you know what you are doing and people think you are a doctor...This is the no-nonsense guide to the reality of medical student life. Everything you need to know is here. What are my chances of delivering a baby? How many questions should I ask? How do I insert a nasogastric tube without the patient knowing it's my first time? Where will I live when I'm on clinical rounds? Why can't I wear trainers? Will patients like me? What is a patient's 'pack year'...
To the unsuspecting, wearing a stethoscope could not be more easy. You pick it up, place it around your neck and...hey presto...you look like you know...
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111,65 zł |
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Fuzzy Logic in Medicine
ISBN: 9783790814293 / Angielski / Twarda / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To say that Fuzzy Logic in Medicine, or FLM for short, is an important addi- tion to the literature of fuzzy logic and its applications, is an understatement. Edited by two prominent informaticians, Professors S. Barro and R. Marin, it is one of the first books in its field. Between its covers, FLM presents authoritative expositions of a wide spectrum of medical and biological ap- plications of fuzzy logic, ranging from image classification and diagnostics to anaesthesia control and risk assessment of heart diseases. As the editors note in the preface, recognition of the relevance of fuzzy...
To say that Fuzzy Logic in Medicine, or FLM for short, is an important addi- tion to the literature of fuzzy logic and its applications, is an underst...
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398,75 zł |
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Marketing and Healthcare Organizations
ISBN: 9781857751901 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The need for a more conscious, focused and proactive approach to the management of health-care organizations has increased substantially. One consequence of this is that health-care managers are having to look at managerial approaches and techniques that previously were the province of the private sector. Prominent among those is the whole area of marketing. This work takes a broad approach to the marketing process, highlighting some of the challenges that health-care managers and medical professionals are having to face. Having done this, the authors move on to examine some of the...
The need for a more conscious, focused and proactive approach to the management of health-care organizations has increased substantially. One conseque...
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177,65 zł |
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Pearls for Leaders in Academic Medicine
ISBN: 9780387771137 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pearls for Leaders in Academic Medicine is a collection of concise bits of advice for medical school administrators on how to manage the challenges of playing a leadership role. The book covers topics ranging from how to negotiate the terms of a contract once you have accepted an administrative position, to broaching difficult subjects like termination, to managing budget crises. The authors have several years of experience as leaders in academic medicine and each pearl is the product of their practical expertise. The book is formatted in a way that anyone who has gone to medical... Pearls for Leaders in Academic Medicine is a collection of concise bits of advice for medical school administrators on how to manage the challenge... |
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279,11 zł |
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Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology, Volume 2: Future Technological Changes. a Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future H
ISBN: 9780898383799 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As noted in the Foreword, this report is the second of several volumes resulting from this study of future health care technology. The purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an 'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as information on their importance. Within the limits of time and money, this has been done. This report is the description of...
As noted in the Foreword, this report is the second of several volumes resulting from this study of future health care technology. The purpose of the ...
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797,54 zł |
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Information Processing in Medical Imaging: 17th International Conference, Ipmi 2001, Davis, Ca, Usa, June 18-22, 2001. Proceedings
ISBN: 9783540422457 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI 2001, held in Davis, CA, USA, in June 2001.
The 54 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on objective assessment of image quality, shape modeling, molecular and diffusion tensor imaging, registration and structural analysis, functional image analysis, fMRI/EEG/MEG, deformable registration, shape analysis, and analysis of brain structure. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI 2001, held in D...
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199,35 zł |
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Managing and Communicating: Your Questions Answered
ISBN: 9781857752335 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents information and advice on the extended role of the practice manager for both those with experience and increasing responsibility, and for those new to the primary care team. The book: identifies the various members of the primary health-care team; describes their individual roles; explores the management skills needed to manage the team and the practice; provides examples of real problems experienced in general practice; and examines communication in all its forms.
Presents information and advice on the extended role of the practice manager for both those with experience and increasing responsibility, and for tho...
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177,65 zł |
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Running a Course
ISBN: 9781870905213 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'This book provides the background and practical guidance for all those of us who face challenges for the way we handle medical records. Written by a lawyer and a clinical informatician it provides the fusion between the legal issues and the practical clinical ones. There are clear explanations of the current legal framework set in the context of real-world applications; the more complex issues that have a significant impact on Policy are also dealt with in depth. The background to 'consent' and the impact that implied and explicit consent can have on the way records are collect and used is...
'This book provides the background and practical guidance for all those of us who face challenges for the way we handle medical records. Written by a ...
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177,65 zł |
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Child Care Law for Health Professionals
ISBN: 9781870905299 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Across Canada efforts have been made to introduce information technology solutions into the health care sector for the past two decades. As with any journey the maps and journals are only produced at the end of the adventure. With this book Dr Shaw has provided a road map that will help guide those physicians who are now thinking about starting down this road or those who may have taken a wrong turn and are trying to make mid-course corrections. Dr Shaw is a health informatician with a wealth of experience in analyzing the impact of using IT in a health care environment. Since coming to...
'Across Canada efforts have been made to introduce information technology solutions into the health care sector for the past two decades. As with any ...
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126,88 zł |
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Terminology for Medical Administrators
ISBN: 9781870905336 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Medicine is one of the oldest professions; in common with law, it tends to complicate or mystify its writings by persistent use of obscure jargon. However, an increasing number of lay workers, including administrators, practice managers, medical secretaries, lawyers, social workers and care assistants, are required to be able to interpret medical records, reports and prescriptions. This book unlocks the mystery of medicine for all those whose work involves the use of medical terms, whether in hospital or general practice, or as health authority employees. It will meet the needs of most as a...
Medicine is one of the oldest professions; in common with law, it tends to complicate or mystify its writings by persistent use of obscure jargon. How...
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177,65 zł |