Description: eHealth: Legal, Ethical and Governance Challenges Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Carlisle George, Diane Whitehouse, Penny Duquenoy Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K ISBN-13: 9783642224737, 978-3642224737 Synopsis This publication identifies and discusses important challenges affecting eHealth in the EU and North America in the three areas of law, ethics and governance. It makes meaningful contributions to the eHealth discourse by suggesting solutions and making recommendations for good practice and potential ways forward. Legal challenges discussed include issues related to electronic medical records, telemedicine, the Internet and pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare information systems and medical liability. Ethical challenges focus on telehealth and service delivery in the home, Web [url] and the Internet, patient perceptions and ethical frameworks. Governance challenges focus on IT governance in healthcare, governance and decision-making in acute care hospitals, and different models of eHealth governance. The publication provides useful support materials and readings for persons active in developing current understandings of the legal, ethical and governance challenges involved in the eHealth context.
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Book Title: eHealth: Legal, Ethical and Governance Challenges
Number of Pages: 396 Pages
Publication Name: Ehealth: Legal, Ethical and Governance Challenges
Language: English
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin AND Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. KG
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Medicine, Engineering & Technology, Law, Healthcare System
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 776 g
Author: Carlisle George, Penny Duquenoy, Diane Whitehouse
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Hardcover
