Biomedical Information Technology

Global Social Responsibilities for the Democratic Information Age
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-12-613745-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Library and Information Science

Biomedical Information Technology is a distinct volume in the Library and Information Science Series. It is an introductory primer on how to integrate managerial information systems design in health care information systems. The volume presents a clear managerial approach in a manner that may easily be applied and reproduced, making the book a valuable source for professionals in the health care industries. Sackman tracks the scientific, biosocial and ethical evolution of information technology in the global context and sketches the formidable advances in biomedical information technology including applications in medical imaging, real time intensive care units, information systems for enhancing the productivity and quality of life for disabled populations, and powerful scientific advances in deciphering and understanding the human genetic code. The high rate of illness associated with computer workstations is also probed, discussing probable causes and collusions within government and business organizations. The rationale and methods are authoritative and well-organized. With a focus on global opportunities and threats, this volume makes an excellent text for upper-division undergraduate or graduate courses in library sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sackman, Harold

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Critique of the Information Technology Industry and the Medical-Industrial Complex:
Philosophical and Ethical Challenges of Global Information Technology.
Historical Highlights of Health Care Information Systems.
Brief Historical Critique of the Information Technology Industry.
Introduction to the Crises in the American Medical-Industrial Complex.
Biomedical Management Information Systems:
Holistic Biomedical Management Information Systems.
Opportunities in Biomedical Management Information Systems.
Human Problems and Pitfalls in Biomedical Management Information Systems.
Managerial Challenges in Clinical Information Systems:
Biosocial Challenges in Diagnostic and Realtime Clinical Information Systems.
Biosocial Challenges in Clinical Information Systems Based on Artificial Intelligence.
Biosocial Challenges in Advanced Biomedical Information Systems.
Biomedical Morbidity and Occupational Hazards of Computer Work Stations: Biosocial Challenges:
Musculoskeletal Morbidity at the Computer Workstation and Stakeholder Challenges.
Visual Morbidity and Stakeholder Challenges at the Computer Terminal.
Electromagnetic Field Morbidity and Stakeholder Challenges at the Computer Workplace.
Biomedical Stress Syndromes at the Computer Workplace: Biosocial Challenges.
National and International Biosocial Challenges for the Democratic Information Age:
Introduction to National Biosocial Challenges for the Democratic Information Age.
Conclusion of National Biosocial Challenges.
Introduction to Global Biosocial Challenges for a Democratic Information Age.
Conclusion of Global Biosocial Challenges.
Epilog:
Presidential Visions Shaping American and Global Biosocial Integrity.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Harold Sackman is a Professor of Information Systems in the School of Business at California State University, Los Angeles. He has published 20 books concerned with computers and society, mass computer communication utilities, person-computer problem solving, large-scale systems test and evaluation, biomedical information technology, and planning and policy studies. Dr. Sackman was the principal investigator in developing a prototype International Code of Ethics for the International Federation of Information Processing, with participation from 60 nations. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Sackman was a Senior Scientist at Rand Corporation, where he engaged in research on planning and policy studies, telecommunications, and person-computer problem solving. He chaired the Committee on Social Implications of Computers for the American Federation of Information Processing Societies from 1970 to 1975. Dr. Sackman's biographical profile has recently been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.