Health and Clinical Management - From Hospital to Home Patient Care Management Findings from the Section on Health and Clinical Management

Journal:IMIA Yearbook 2008: Access to Health Information
ISSN:0026-1270
Issue:2008: 1
Pages:29-29

Health and Clinical Management - From Hospital to Home Patient Care Management Findings from the Section on Health and Clinical Management

D. Kubias, Managing Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Health and Clinical Management1

1Service of Medical Informatics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerlandageme

Summary

Objectives: To summarize last year's excellent research in the field of heath and clinical management. Method: Synopsis of the best articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2008. Results: The selection process for this yearbook's section on 'Health and Clinical Management' results in four excellent articles representing various topics of the field. These papers cover areas from inpatient managerial decision support to remote patient monitoring at their homes. Conclusions: Although these articles represent only a fraction of the worldwide work in the 'Health and Clinical Management' domain, they show promising strategies for contributing to improving the management of patient care.ÿÿÿÿ

Keywords

Medical Informatics, International Medical Informatics Association, Yearbook, technology assessment, patient care management

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