"This book examines current developments and challenges in the incorporation of ICT in the health system from the vantage point of patients, providers, and researchers. The authors take an objective, realistic view of the shift that will result for patients, providers, and the healthcare industry in general from the increased use of eHealth services"--Provided by publisher.

Health in the digital world : transformational trends / Kendall Ho -- The effectiveness of health informatics / Francesco Paolucci [and others] -- Closing the gap : E-health and optimization of patient care / Malina Jordanova -- Risks and benefits of technology in health care / Stefane M. Kabene, Melody Wolfe -- The computer-assisted patient consultation : promises and challenges / Aviv Shachak, Shmuel Reis -- The electronic patient record : a practicing physician's perspective / Nicholas G. Bircher -- Extending health services to rural communities : telepediatrics in Queensland / Anthony C. Smith, Sisira Edirippulige -- Health service quality information comparison : a preliminary investigation / Yun Wan, Susan Evans-Mueller -- Systems engineering and health informatics : context, content, and implementation / Kalyan Sunder Pasupathy -- Healthcare among the people : teams of leaders concept (ToL) and the world of technology-oriented global healthcare / Dag von Lubitz -- Will privacy concerns derail the electronic health record? : balancing the risks and benefits / Candace J. Gibson, Kelly J. Abrams -- New technology and implications for healthcare and public health : the case of probabilistic record linkage / Gulzar H. Shah, Kaveepan Lertwachara, Anteneh Ayanso -- Biobanking : justice, social consensus, and the marginalized / Robert J. Barnet -- Functional neuroimaging, free will, and privacy / Nada Gligorov, Stephen C. Krieger -- Integrating supports for ubiquitous eldercare / Dario Bottazzi, Rebecca Montanari, Tarik Taleb -- Implications of Web 2.0 technology on healthcare : a biomedical semantic blog case study / Jinan Fiaidhi, Sabah Mohammed, Yuan Wei -- Technology transforming healthcare : tipping points, strange attractors, and a singularity / Emmett Davis.