There is no comparable book on the market that combines technology with health care reform and policy from a global perspective.
– Carole Ann Kenner, DNS, MSN, BSN, Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences, Doody's Book Review
This book includes original research articles, case studies from four different countries, all on the path of reforming their national healthcare delivery. It is concerned with the theory and practice of healthcare reform initiatives from around the globe. It attempts to outline a systematic approach to the policies, strategies and implementation of various healthcare reform initiatives as researched by our remarkable list of academic and industry researchers in the field.
– Matthew Guah, Claflin University, USA
Contributors in computer and information sciences survey different healthcare delivery reform initiatives, emphasizing the potential role of information and communication technology. Their topics include decentralization and health systems performance in developing countries with a case study of Nigeria, a qualitative analysis of indoor air quality, mobile solutions for managing health care, confirmatory factor analysis to establish determinants of wireless technology in Indian healthcare, a transaction cost economics assessment of a diabetes self-management solution, and medical data visualization with a pervasive multi-agent platform.
– Sci Tech Book News, BookNews.com