{"product_id":"from-patient-data-to-medical-knowledge-isbn-9780727917751","title":"From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge","description":"How can you make the best use of patient data to improve health outcomes? More and more information about patients' health is stored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is it shared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it be better used as a resource for researchers?  \u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at all those who want to learn about how IT is transforming the way we think about medicine and medical research. The ideas explored here are taken from research carried out around the world, and are presented by a leading authority in Health Informatics based at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide to the field is split into three sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is health informatics? – an introduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for representing and analysing patient data and medical knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementation in the clinical setting: changing practice to improve health care outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you are a health professional, NHS manager or IT specialist, this book will help you understand how data can be managed to provide the information you and your colleagues want in the most helpful and accessible way for both you and your patients.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart One: Three Grand Challenges for Health Informatics.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Reading and writing patient records.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Creation of medical knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Access to medical knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Principles of Health Informatics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Clinical terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Knowledge representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Standards in health informatics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Probability and decision-making.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Probability and learning from data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Achieving Change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Information technology and organisational transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Achieving change through information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Achieving change through information technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education, University College London.  How can you make the best use of patient data to improve health outcomes? More and more information about patients’ health is stored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is it shared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it be better used as a resource for researchers?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at all those who want to learn about how IT is transforming the way we think about medicine and medical research. The ideas explored here are taken from research carried out around the world, and are presented by a leading authority in Health Informatics based at University College London.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide to the field is split into three sections: (i) What is health informatics? – an introduction. (ii) Techniques for representing and analysing patient data and medical knowledge. (iii) Implementation in the clinical setting: changing practice to improve health care outcomes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you are a health professional, NHS manager or IT specialist, this book will help you understand how data can be managed to provide the information you and your colleagues want in the most helpful and accessible way for both you and your patients.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989249016037,"sku":"NP9780727917751","price":107.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780727917751.jpg?v=1761783372","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/from-patient-data-to-medical-knowledge-isbn-9780727917751","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}