Healthcare, a vital industry that touches most of us in our lives, faces major challenges in demographics, technology, and finance. Longer life expectancy and an aging population, technological advancements that keep people younger and healthier, and financial issues are a constant strain on healthcare organizations’ resources and management. Focusing on the organization’s ability to improve access, quality, and value of care to the patient may present possible solutions to these challenges.

The Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems provides an extensive and rich compilation of international research, discussing the use, adoption, design, and diffusion of information communication technologies (ICTs) in healthcare, including the role of ICTs in the future of healthcare delivery; access, quality, and value of healthcare; nature and evaluation of medical technologies; ethics and social implications; and medical information management.

• 178 authoritative contributions by over 400 of the world’s leading experts in healthcare information systems from 38 countries
• Comprehensive coverage of each specific topic, highlighting recent trends and describing the latest advances in the healthcare information systems field
• More than 4,000 references to existing literature and research on healthcare information systems
• A compendium of over 1,200 key terms with detailed definitions
• Organized by topic and indexed, making it a convenient method of reference for all IT/IS scholars and professionals
• Cross-referencing of key terms, figures, and information pertinent to healthcare information systems