Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/BwM3LB Computers and the General Practitioner Proceedings of the GP-Info Symposium, London, 1980 By: Alastair Malcolm Publisher: Pergamon Print ISBN: 9780080268651, 008026865X eText ISBN: 9781483189994, 1483189996 Copyright year: 1982 Format: PDF Available from $ 31.95 USD SKU 9781483189994 Computers and the General Practitioner focuses on the applications of computers in various aspects of health service, including ECG analysis, primary care, and diagnosis. The selection first tackles general practice and technological promise and experience of pioneers. Topics include information systems and general practice, trends in silicon chip technology, and problems of computer usage in National Health Service practice. The publication then examines security in computer controlled information systems and national strategy for primary care computing, including security defenses, linked systems, cryptography, and basic system. The text takes a look at the computer education of the general practitioner, use of computers in the consulting room, and ECG analysis by computer in general practice. Discussions focus on the problems associated with educating doctors, features of a heuristic system, and the function of the computer as a general practitioner's diagnostic assistant. The selection is a dependable source of data for doctors and readers interested in exploring the applications of computers in health services.
