Smartphone apps can monitor your health. Three-D printing can make a prosthetic hand. Robotic exoskeletons allow paraplegics to stand and walk independently. Technology is transforming the world of healthcare. For those interested in pursuing a career in this field, coding and programming skills can open the doors to cutting-edge and high-paying opportunities. This book not only gives an overview of healthcare jobs that depend on computer science skills, but also provides information on the education and training needed to secure work that is challenging, innovative, and helping people lead better lives.

Technology and coding are the tools of the future, and this is extremely apparent in the fields of health and wellness. Whether people are finding new ways to save lives or simply giving others new ways to track and manage their own fitness and health goals, technology is playing a huge part in innovations in the health and wellness sector. This comprehensive guide gives readers the tools to make those connections between health and technology and build them into a sustainable, valuable, life-affirming career path.

Smartphone apps can monitor your health. Three-D printing can make a prosthetic hand. Robotic exoskeletons allow paraplegics to stand and walk independently. Technology is transforming the world of healthcare. For those interested in pursuing a career in this field, coding and programming skills can open the doors to cutting-edge and high-paying opportunities. This book not only gives an overview of healthcare jobs that depend on computer science skills, but also provides information on the education and training needed to secure work that is challenging, innovative, and helping people lead better lives.

Despite a strong commitment to delivering quality health care, persistent problems involving medical errors and ineffective treatment continue to plague the industry. Many of these problems are the consequence of poor information and technology (IT) capabilities, and most importantly, the lack cognitive IT support. Clinicians spend a great deal of time sifting through large amounts of raw data, when, ideally, IT systems would place raw data into context with current medical knowledge to provide clinicians with computer models that depict the health status of the patient. Computational Technology for Effective Health Care advocates re-balancing the portfolio of investments in health care IT to place a greater emphasis on providing cognitive support for health care providers, patients, and family caregivers; observing proven principles for success in designing and implementing IT; and accelerating research related to health care in the computer and social sciences and in health/biomedical informatics. Health care professionals, patient safety advocates, as well as IT specialists and engineers, will find this book a useful tool in preparation for crossing the health care IT chasm.

Modern health care must stay on the cutting edge if the field expects to keep up with ever more difficult demands, as new health conditions crop up and populations age. The newest diagnostic machines, network infrastructures, and surgical tools are examined in this book. It imparts crucial guidance to future health care workers who will have to acclimate to and master them. Readers will learn how tech augments care, how technologies have changed health care over time, and what is developing as future innovations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare is more than a comprehensive introduction to artificial intelligence as a tool in the generation and analysis of healthcare data. The book is split into two sections where the first section describes the current healthcare challenges and the rise of AI in this arena. The ten following chapters are written by specialists in each area, covering the whole healthcare ecosystem. First, the AI applications in drug design and drug development are presented followed by its applications in the field of cancer diagnostics, treatment and medical imaging. Subsequently, the application of AI in medical devices and surgery are covered as well as remote patient monitoring. Finally, the book dives into the topics of security, privacy, information sharing, health insurances and legal aspects of AI in healthcare. - Highlights different data techniques in healthcare data analysis, including machine learning and data mining - Illustrates different applications and challenges across the design, implementation and management of intelligent systems and healthcare data networks - Includes applications and case studies across all areas of AI in healthcare data

Health Care Job Explosion offers a distinct advantage over other books of this type. It is two books in one - a comprehensive Career Guide plus a dynamic Job Finder. First, it presents comprehensive health care occupational descriptions and then provides resources to locate job announcements, job hotlines, job fairs, placement services, directories, associations, and job related books. This dual format permits comparisons between specialties and offers insight into qualifications, cross training potential, and pay. You can easily locate occupations with similar skills and required training. Opportunities abound for all levels of education from a high school diploma to Doctorate Degrees. Each occupational description lists required education and/or on-the-job training. This book presents detailed information for all major occupations including:. Occupational descriptions. Required training and education . Advancement opportunities . Related occupations . Qualifications . Required certifications / licenses . Job outlook. Earnings (average salary). interviews with health care workersVisit this book's companion web site at http://healthcarejobs.org for book updates and additional information.