Handbook of Medical Informatics

Data Processing.- Database Management.- Telecommunication, Networking, and Integration.- Coding and Classification.- The Patient Record.- Biosignal Analysis.- Medical Imaging.- Image Processing and Analysis.- Primary Care.- Clinical Departmental Systems.- Clinical Support Systems.- Nursing Information Systems.- Methods for Decision Support.- Clinical Decision-Support Systems.- Strategies for Medical Knowledge Acquisition.- Predictive Tools for Clinical Decision Support.- Health Care Modeling.- Hospital Information Systems: Clinical Use and Technical Choices.- Health Information Resources Logical Operations.- Biostatistical Methods.- Biosignal Processing Methods.- Advances in Image Processing.- Pattern Recognition.- Modeling for Decision Support.- Structuring the CPR.- Evaluation of Information Systems.- Human-Computer Interaction in Health Care.- Costs and Benefits of Information Systems.- Security in Medical Information Systems.- Standards in Health Care.- Project Management.- Education and Training.- International Developments.