UK Health Computing: Recollections and Reflections

Description
UK Health Computing is an autobiography that contains recollections of the development of healthcare computing in the UK. The book is aimed at health informaticians who wish to understand and hence avoid the mistakes of the past.

Program

This book contains recollections of the development of healthcare computing in the UK. It is an autobiography rather than a history.

UK Health Computing is aimed at future generations of health informaticians who wish to understand and hence avoid the mistakes of the past. It aims to present what happened - warts and all.






Topics covered are:

• The Background to Early Health Informatics
• Departmental Systems
• Clinical Specialities
• Primary and Community Care
• Nursing
• Common Issues

Key Features and Benefits

• Details the history of healthcare computing systems in the UK, helping the reader to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes made in the past.
• Covers a wide range of topics that are UK IT healthcare-related. Providing an essential reference source.

Editors: Glyn Hayes and Denise Barnett
Publisher: British Computer Society (BCS)
ISBN 10: 1902505999
ISBN 13: 9781902505992
Pages: 648
Format: Soft Cover
Published Date: 30 April 2008
Availability: In Stock

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