System Analysis of Ambulatory Care in Selected Countries
With Special Concern for Computer Support
Editors: Reichertz, Peter L., Engelbrecht, Rolf, Piccolo, Ursula (Eds.)
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The Working Group 5 of the International Medical Informatics Associa tion (IMIA) is dedicated to information systems in primary care with special emphasis on computer systems in the doctor's office. Accord ingly, a conference was held in Hannover in 1980 where the first ap proaches were described and experiences in system analysis, system construction and evaluation were discussed (Rienhoff, O. and Abrams, M.E. (eds.): The Computer in the Doctor's Office, North-Holland, Amsterdam: 1980). Computer hardware and software development has been rapid over the last years. Thus the prerequisites for a successful support of the work of the physician in his office have improved. But system con struction still lags behind and the actual penetration of systems is lower than 2 % of the doctors' offices in most countries. This applies to industrialized countries. However, attempts are made everywhere to improve primary care by means of modern information technology. Information systems depend upon the real environment into which they are placed: administrative procedures govern priorities and procedures in doctor's office computers, possibilities to defray cost upon the various carriers or the patients have a great influence on the propagation of systems. Furthermore, various procedures of accounting or re-imbursement may lead to a facilitation or to a delay of the in troduction of systems. The 'art of medical practice' has reached a comparable standard within at least the industrialized countries.
- Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Information for Primary Health Care — Who’s Viewpoint
Pages 1-14
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Primary Health Care in Canada — A Review of Systems
Pages 15-21
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An Overview of Primary Health Care in South Africa and the Effect of Medical Aid Insurance on Private Practitioners
Pages 22-39
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The Health Care System of the Federal Republic of Germany
Pages 40-53
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Systems Analysis for Computers in Ambulatory Health Care in Ireland
Pages 54-66
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- System Analysis of Ambulatory Care in Selected Countries
- Book Subtitle
- With Special Concern for Computer Support
- Editors
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- Peter L. Reichertz
- Rolf Engelbrecht
- Ursula Piccolo
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics
- Series Volume
- 29
- Copyright
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-93341-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-93341-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-17159-1
- Series ISSN
- 0172-7788
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VI, 197
- Topics
