Research, forensics, public health, injury prevention and policy development
Ranson, D.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 151: 341-359
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 20407171 Document Number: 647476
This chapter gives an educational overview of: * Management implications of information technology in research, public health and policy development * Modern developments in death investigation, injury prevention and disaster management * The dangers of applying global analysis to individual health care situations and vice versa * Mechanisms that can be used to identify diffuse disaster in global and individual medical practice * The impact of informatics in areas of medical services which rely upon observational studies rather than validated clinical trials to develop knowledge bases * A paradigm shift in health care policy towards client driven services and the implications for medical informatics.