This revised edition covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that

Let us not go over the old ground, let us rather prepare for what is to come. —Marcus Tullius Cicero Improvements in the health status of communities depend o

Health Informatics (HI) focuses on the application of Information Technology (IT) to the field of medicine to improve individual and population healthcare deliv

The effective and efficient management of healthcare institutions is key to the successful development of national health systems. In an increasingly digital so

Aimed at health care professionals, this book looks beyond traditional information systems and shows how hospitals and other health care providers can attain a