This book provides innovative practical suggestions regarding the production and management of
medical records that are designed to address the inconsistencies and errors that have been
highlighted especially in relation to national eHealth programs. Challenges and lessons that
have emerged from the use of clinical information and the design of medical records are
discussed and principles underpinning the implementation of health IT are critically examined.
New trends in the use of clinical data are explored in depth with analysis of issues relating
to integration and sharing of patient information data visualization big data analytics and
the requirements of modern electronic health records. The spirit pervading the book is one of
co-production in which the needs of practitioners are taken into account from the outset.
Readers will learn the basic concepts of how clinical information emanating from the
doctor-patient relationship can be effectively integrated with genetic and environmental data
and analyzed by complex algorithms with the goal of improving medical decision making and
patient care. The book written by European experts and researchers will be of interest to all
stakeholders in the field including doctors technicians and policy makers.
