"This book addresses the reason, principles and functionality of health and health care systems and presents a novel framework for revealing, understanding and implementing appropriate management interventions leading to qualitative improvement"--Provided by publisher.

This book details the IT standards conceptual model through case studies that illustrate the factors affecting the performance of business processes. By offering organizations the opportunity to enhance process performance through IT standardization, this reference work demonstrates the...

1. Hybrid approach to integrated QoS capable protocols for wireless LANs / Thomas Lagkas -- 2. Cross-layer scheduling with QoS support over a near-optimum distributed queueing protocol for wireless LANS / E. Kartsakli, J. Alonso-Zárate, L. Alonso, C. Verikoukis -- 3. Delay constrained admission...

1. Privacy enhancing technologies for information control / Martin Gilje Jaatun ... [et al.] -- 2. User-centric privacy management in future network infrastructure / Antonio Gomez-Skarmeta ... [et al.] -- 3. Leveraging access control for privacy protection: a survey / Anna Antonakopoulou ... [et...

"This book contains an overview of new achievements in the field of e-business standards and protocols, offering in-depth analysis of and research on the development and deployment of cutting-edge applications"--Provided by publisher.

Innovative or indefensible? an empirical assessment of patenting within standard setting / Anne Layne-Farrar -- Assessing the link between standards and patents / Anne Layne-Farrar, A. Jorge Padilla -- Interpreting and enforcing the voluntary FRAND commitment / Roger G. Brooks, Damien Geradin --...

"This book provides a comprehensive collection on the overview of electronic health records and health services interoperability and the different aspects representing its outlook in a framework that is useful for practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers"--Provided by publisher.

"This book examines methods of developing and regulating compatibility standards in the ICT industry, assisting organizations in their application of the latest communications technologies in their business practices"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides a critical discussion of educational standards in mathematics and how communication technologies can support the implementation of common practices across state lines"--Provided by publisher.

This series of books features the most current research findings in all aspects of IT standardization research, from a diversity of angles, traversing the traditional boundaries between individual disciplines. Volume 1 presents a collection of chapters addressing a variety of aspects related to...