Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)
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.
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Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)
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.
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Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)

Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)

by Morris F. Collen
Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)

Computer Medical Databases: The First Six Decades (1950-2010)

by Morris F. Collen

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857299628
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date: 10/20/2011
Series: Health Informatics
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 503 KB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Prologue: The Evolution of Computer Databases.- Chapter 2 The Development of Medical Databases.- Chapter 3 Processing Text in Medical Databases.- Chapter 4 Primary Medical Record Databases.- Chapter 5 Specialized Medical Databases.- Chapter 6 Secondary Medical Research Databases.- Chapter 7 Bio-Surveillance & Claims Databases.- Chapter 8 Medical Knowledge Databases.- Chapter 9 Medical Bibliographic Databases.- Chapter 10 Epilogue.
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