This book introduces ongoing reflections within the research community on established
information systems development topics and emerging concepts approaches and ideas in the field
of healthcare information systems. By promoting research on theoretical and methodological
issues related to both information systems development in general and healthcare information
systems in particular it presents current research in order to promote improved practice. It
comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the 24th International Conference on
Information Systems Development (ISD) held in Harbin China August 25 - 27 2015.
