Health informatics: improving patient care.

Health informatics (HI) and technology play a major role in health care including empowering patients, shortening waiting lists and improving treatment efficiency.

This ebook contains a range of material by HI experts on the latest developments.

It includes articles on robotic surgery, on how technology can support people in their own homes, and on how electronic systems can help reduce risk of medical error.

Readers do not require a detailed understanding of health care or health informatics.