Healthcare systems are now experiencing a variety of challenges with the integration of mobile and ubiquitous technology. This book provides an international perspective on the benefits of mobile health technology and describes examples and applications implemented in global healthcare. This...

"This book discusses public and private healthcare organizations by gathering perspectives on the differences in service, management, delivery, and efficiency and highlighting the impact of citizens and information technology in these healthcare processes"--Provided by publisher.

Technology innovation adoption and diffusion: a contrast of perspectives / Michael Workman -- IT/IS readiness maturity model / Mustafa Alshawi, Hafez Salleh -- RFID and labor management systems selection in the logistics industry / Cheryl A. Tibus, Linda L. Brennan -- Adoption of a new online...

1. Will comparative effectiveness research lead to healthcare rationing? / Mary Brown -- 2. Health care information systems and the risk of privacy issues for the disabled / John Beswetherick -- 3. Hippocratic database and active enforcement / Terry Dillard -- 4. Implementation issues on a...

In the healthcare field, there is limited literature published on the subject of global deployment, diffusion, adoption, use, and impact of information communication technologies in the context of health informatics and electronic healthcare applications. Due to a lack of such literature, those...

"This book focuses on the emerging phenomena of international travel by patients in search of improved healthcare services and treatment, wellness programs, and complementary recreational activities"--Provided by publisher.

"This book offers the latest the field has to offer to practitioners and academics alike, presented through theoretical frameworks, case studies, and future directions by providing current, current edge and provocative scientific work in the three domains of pharmacoinformatics: decision making...

"This book discusses the variety of information systems and how it can improve project management and, likewise, how project management can affect the growth of information systems"--Provided by publisher.