This book addresses the urgent need for AI healthcare insights in a post-pandemic and swiftly progressing world in which the use of advanced health technologies is becoming the norm. It explores the rapidly evolving AI landscape affecting health systems and provides practical, evidence-informed guidance drawn from practice, theory, and research.Covering a wide range of topics—from digital health technologies to data analytics and interoperability—it offers a thorough examination of...

This book explores the complex and rapidly evolving internet of things (IOT) and the expanding role of wearable technologies on healthcare. Remote monitoring and wearable devices have become increasingly popular in recent years, enabling continuous tracking of vital signs, activity levels and other health parameters. This can support early detection of potential health issues, facilitate proactive preventive care and allow healthcare providers to monitor patients' conditions remotely. By i...

In an age where digital transformation is redefining healthcare, this book offers a timely and comprehensive exploration of one of the field’s most dynamic frontiers. This interdisciplinary book brings together leading scholars, clinicians, engineers, and technologists from across the globe to examine how wearable devices and remote monitoring systems are revolutionizing patient care, clinical workflows, and health system performance.From economic and policy implications to machine ...

This book is essential reading for those in healthcare informatics, as well as healthcare administrators, clinicians, and regulators, as they navigate the evolving landscape of healthcare post-pandemic. —Dr. Steven D. Berkshire, professor and director of the Doctor of Health Administration Program, Central Michigan UniversityThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to global healthcare systems, revealing vulnerabili...

Clinical trials are the backbone of modern drug development, transforming laboratory discoveries into real-world therapies that save lives. Want to be a Clinical Trial Expert? – 100 Notions to Stay Ahead is a practical guide designed for students, researchers, and professionals who aspire to build a strong foundation in this critical domain. The book simplifies complex concepts like trial phases, study designs, regulatory guidelines, ethics, data management, and safety reporting i...

Artificial Intelligence in Patient Counselling explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence in enhancing patient counseling and education. The book delves into how cutting-edge AI technology is reshaping the healthcare landscape, improving patient experiences, and driving better health outcomes. It provides a comprehensive overview of the ways AI can address the challenges of personalized and effective patient care. Sections cover a wide range of topics, including the creati...

Health 4.0 is a term that has derived from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), as it pertains to the healthcare industry. This book offers a novel, concise, but at the same time, broad picture of the challenges that the technological revolution has created for the healthcare system.It offers a comprehensive view of health sector actors’ interaction with the emerging new technology, which is disrupting the status quo in health service delivery. It explains how these tec...

Artificial Intelligence for Improved Patient Outcomes provides new, relevant, and practical information on what AI can do in healthcare and how to assess whether AI is improving health outcomes. With clear insights and a balanced approach, this innovative book offers a one-stop guide on how to design and lead pragmatic real-world AI studies that yield rigorous scientific evidence—all in a manner that is safe and ethical. Daniel Byrne, Director of Artificial Intelligence Research at AVAIL (...

Health Informatics: Practical Guide focuses on the application of information technology in healthcare to improve individual and population health, education and research. The goal of the seventh edition is to stimulate and educate healthcare and IT professionals and students about the key topics in this rapidly changing field. Dr. William Hersh from Oregon Health & Science University is the co-editor and author of multiple chapters. Topics include Health Informatics (HI) overview, electro...

Quality care of patients requires evaluating large amounts of data at the right time and place and in the correct context. With the advent of electronic health records, data warehouses now provide information at the point of care and facilitate a continuous learning environment in which lessons learned can provide updates to clinical, administrative, and financial processes. Given the advancement of the information tools and techniques of today’s knowledge economy, utilizing these resource...

Health informatics (also known as biomedical and health informatics or just plain informatics) is the field concerned with the optimal use of data and information, usually aided by technology, to improve individual health, healthcare, public health, and biomedical research. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major areas of the field, both for those who are just beginning their studies or are already working in the field. This 8th edition reflects the cu...

This open access book presents the rise of technology-enabled methods and tools for objective, quantitative assessment of Quality of Life (QoL), while following the WHOQOL model. It is an in-depth resource describing and examining state-of-the-art, minimally obtrusive, ubiquitous technologies. Highlighting the required factors for adoption and scaling of technology-enabled methods and tools for QoL assessment, it also describes how these technologies can be leveraged for behavior change, d...