From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge

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How can you make the best use of patient data to improve healthoutcomes? More and more information about patients' health isstored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is itshared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it bebetter used as a resource for researchers? This book is aimed at all those who want to learn about how ITis transforming the way we think about medicine and medicalresearch. The ideas explored here are taken from research carriedout around the world, and are presented by a leading authority inHealth Informatics based at University College London. This comprehensive guide to the field is split into threesections: * What is health informatics? - an introduction * Techniques for representing and analysing patient data andmedical knowledge * Implementation in the clinical setting: changing practice toimprove health care outcomes Whether you are a health professional, NHS manager or ITspecialist, this book will help you understand how data can bemanaged to provide the information you and your colleagues want inthe most helpful and accessible way for both you and yourpatients.

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Paul Taylor

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