Health information systems and the advancement of medical practice in developing countries /

"This book is on health information systems and their impact on health care and medical practice in developing countries and on application of ICTs on health information systems. This book is to be a resource that reveals the extent of ICT applications in health care and on the provision of tim...

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Group Author: Moahi, Kgomotso H; Bwalya, Kelvin Joseph, 1979; Sebina, Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi, 1970
Published: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global),
Publisher Address: Hershey, PA, USA :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Advances in human services and public health (AHSPH) book series,
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Summary: "This book is on health information systems and their impact on health care and medical practice in developing countries and on application of ICTs on health information systems. This book is to be a resource that reveals the extent of ICT applications in health care and on the provision of timely, accurate information to facilitate decision making"--
Carrier Form: xvii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-340) and index.
ISBN: 9781522522621 (hardcover) :
152252262X
Index Number: RA971
CLC: R19
Call Number: R19/H434-17
Contents: Open source technology for medical practice in developing countries / Afton Chavez, Carrie Kovarik -- Telemedicine and electronic health : issues and implications in developing countries / Kijpokin Kasemsap -- Health information systems, e-health strategy, and the management of health records : the quest to transform South Africa's public health sector / Shadrack Katuu -- "It has been quiet a journey" : experiences and evolution in health information systems in Zimbabwe / Njabulo Bruce Khumalo -- Viral education via mobile phone : virtual international networks and ebola prevention in Sierra