States healthcare system, the study, adoption and diffusion of healthcare technology innovation, particularly HIT, is …This book aims to study the factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of Health Information Technology (HIT … for the diffusion of Health Care Technologies. Section two evaluates EHR technology, including the barriers and enables in …

book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs. supplementary … the financial and organisational structures of different countries' healthcare financing and insurance schemes. Its main … design of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, and an empirical and institutional analysis investigating the …

important to explaining differences in the adoption and use of technology. The country studies corroborate consistent … information and communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial differences in technology usage worldwide, but also … determinants for technology usage for education, urban location, economic prosperity, and infrastructure, but also reveal unique …

and understanding of IT in the healthcare sector. With new technology outbreaks, our vision of healthcare has been … healthcare sector, The Digitization of Healthcare illustrates the potential benefits and challenges for all those involved in …Part I: Digitalization of healthcare overview and outlook of a promising sector -- 1 - State of the Art of Healthcare …

Point of Care -- How Knowledge Flows Through Social Networks and Communities of Practice in a Healthcare Project -- A … Context-Aware Social Networking Platform Built Around the Needs of Elderly Users -- Cost Effectiveness in Healthcare Using … Social Networks -- Social Networks and Web-Based Applications in the Healthcare Sector -- Knowledge Sharing in Health …