Future of Health Technology

by Renata Glowacka Glowacka Bushko, Renata G. Bushko

Overview

Bushko (founder of the Future of Healthcare Technology Institute) presents 22 papers speculating on the possibilities of technological innovation in the medical sciences and what it might portend for the future structure and delivery of medical services. The majority of the papers explore questions related to information and computer technologies, with contributions discussing such topics as intelligent agent software for medicine, the development of health information infrastructure in the United States, the future of security and privacy of medical information, the development of e-commerce in medicine, the evaluation of new health care technologies. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586030919
Publisher:	I O S Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2002
Series:	Studies in Health Technology and Informa , #80
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
	Acknowledgements	vii
	About Future of Health Technology Institute	ix
	Affective Intelligent Caring Creature	xi
	Looking into the Future	1
Chapter 1.	Defining the Future of Health Technology: Biomechatronics	3
Chapter 2.	Inventing the Future--Tools for Self Health	19
	Advancing Medical Technologies	27
Chapter 3.	Future of Medical Knowledge Management and Decision Support	29
Chapter 4.	The Future of Nanofabrication and Molecular Scale Devices in Nanomedicine	45
Chapter 5.	Thought to Computer Communication	61
Chapter 6.	Affective Medicine: Technology with Emotional Intelligence	69
Chapter 7.	The Future of Medical Computing	85
Chapter 8.	Intelligent Agent Software for Medicine	99
Chapter 9.	Speech and Language Technologies, Intelligent Content Management and Intelligent Assistants	111
	Advancing Global Health Information Infrastructure	119
Chapter 10.	Developing the Health Information Infrastructure in the United States	121
Chapter 11.	The Future of Telemedicine	129
Chapter 12.	Advanced Technology Program: Information Infrastructure for Healthcare Focused Program	137
Chapter 13.	Quality Enhancing Conceptual Tools for Medical Decision Making	145
Chapter 14.	The Future of Highly Personalized Health Care	163
Chapter 15.	Developing E-Commerce and Improving Resource Management	175
Chapter 16.	The Future of Information Technology for Health in Developing Countries	181
	Advancing Intellectual Leadership	193
Chapter 17.	What is Digital Medicine?	195
Chapter 18.	Evaluating New Health Information Technologies: Expanding the Frontiers of Health Care Delivery and Health Promotion	205
Chapter 19.	Future of Security and Privacy in Medical Information	213
Chapter 20.	Future of Technology to Augment Patient Support in Hospitals	231
Chapter 21.	Our Wealth, Our Health--Bellwether Industries for Decision Tools and Symbiotic Stewardships	245
Chapter 22.	Impact of Voice- and Knowledge-Enabled Clinical Reporting--US Examples	265
	Contributors' Professional Backgrounds	275
	Author Index	285