eHealth: Legal, Ethical and Governance Challenges (3642224733)

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 2.0 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.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 396 pages
• Dimensions 155 x 235 x 25.4mm | 776g
• Publication date 25 Jul 2012
• Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication City/Country Berlin, Germany
• Language English
• Edition Statement 2012
• Illustrations note 11 Tables, black and white; XII, 396 p.
• ISBN10 3642224733
• ISBN13 9783642224737
• Bestsellers rank 3,609,146

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