Recent developments in e-health have enhanced the healthcare industry as well as expanded the role of medical informatics. These emerging innovations have not only given patients the opportunity for quality of life improvement, but also opened the door to health communication exploration.

The Handbook of Research on Distributed Medical Informatics and E-Health provides comprehensive coverage of the most important issues, concepts, new trends and advanced technologies in healthcare. This enhanced resource of over 30 articles from international experts contributes a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations for academicians and health professionals worldwide.

36 authoritative contributions by over 80 of the world’s leading experts in medical informatics from 17 countries

Comprehensive coverage of each specific topic, highlighting recent trends and describing the latest advances in the field

More than 980 references to existing literature and research on medical informatics

A compendium of over 300 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 medical informatics