Author : J.A. Reggia
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Medical
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Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Making - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Making write by J.A. Reggia. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Making available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Computer technology has impacted the practice of medicine in dramatic ways. Imaging techniques provide noninvasive tools which alter the diag nostic process. Sophisticated monitoring equipment presents new levels of detail for both patient management and research. In most of these high technology applications, the computer is embedded in the device; its presence is transparent to the user. There is also a growing number of applications in which the health care provider directly interacts with a computer. In many cases, these appli cations are limited to administrative functions, e.g., office practice man agement, location of hospital patients, appointments, and scheduling. Nevertheless, there also are instances of patient care functions such as results reporting, decision support, surveillance, and reminders. This series, Computers and Medicine, will focus upon the direct use of information systems as it relates to the medical community. After twenty-five years of experimentation and experience, there are many tested applications which can be implemented economically using the current generation of computers. Moreover, the falling cost of computers suggests that there will be even more extensive use in the near future. Yet there is a gap between current practice and the state-of-the-art.