Computer Medical Databases - The First Six Decades (1950-2010) (Hardcover, 2012)

Chapter 1 offers an overview of the basic computer technology. Each succeeding chapter, describes the problems in medicine, followed by a review in chronological sequence of why and how computers were applied to try to meet these problems. Only the technical aspects of computer hardware, software, and communications are discussed as they are necessary to explain how the technology was applied. This approach generally led to defining the objectives for applications of medical informatics. At the end of each chapter, the author summarizes his personal views and interpretations of the chapter contents. Although the concurrent evolution of medical informatics in Canada, Europe, and Japan certainly influenced workers in the United States, the scope of this historical review is limited to the development of medical informatics within the United States. Furthermore, this review is limited to electronic digital computers; it excludes mechanical, analog, and hybrid computers.

General

Imprint:	Springer London
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Health Informatics
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Morris F. Collen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-0-85729-961-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Hospital administration & management
LSN:	0-85729-961-1
Barcode:	9780857299611

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