Temporal Information Systems in Medicine

by Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar

Overview

Temporal Information Systems in Medicine introduces the engineering of information systems for medically-related problems and applications. The chapters are organized into four parts; fundamentals, temporal reasoning & maintenance in medicine, time in clinical tasks, and the display of time-oriented clinical information. The chapters are self-contained with pointers to other relevant chapters or sections in this book when necessary. Time is of central importance and is a key component of the engineering process for information systems. This book is designed as a secondary text or reference book for upper -undergraduate level students and graduate level students concentrating on computer science, biomedicine and engineering. Industry professionals and researchers working in health care management, information systems in medicine, medical informatics, database management and AI will also find this book a valuable asset.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489988126
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/04/2014
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

The role of Time in Medicine.- Fundamentals.- Temporal Modeling and Temporal Reasoning.- Temporal Databases.- Temporal Reasoning and Maintenance in Medicine.- Temporal Clinical Databases.- Abstraction of Time-Oriented Clinical Data.- Time in Clinical Tasks.- Time in Clinical Diagnosis.- Automated Support to Clinical Guidelines and Care Plans.- The Display of Time-Oriented Clinical Information.- Displaying Time-Oriented Clinical Data and Knowledge.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“This textbook by three scientists from Cyprus, Israel and Italy, fills a valuable niche for readers interested in medical informatics. … Although the book’s very broad sweep means that each individual topic receives limited space, the references point to sources for more information. The logical use of this book would be in courses on medical informatics. It is appropriate for readers who have both medical and informatics backgrounds.” (E. P. Hoffer, ACM Computing Reviews, September, 2010)

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