Towards safe information technology in health care
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Ethics of Information Technology in Health Care
Computer-based information and communication technologies continue to transform the delivery of health care and the conception and scientific understanding of the human body and the diseases that afflict it. While information technology has the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care, it also raises important ethical and social issues. This IRIE theme issue seeks to prov...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Information Knowledge Systems Management
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1389-1995
DOI: 10.3233/iks-2012-0200