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Health care systems around the world are under pressure to lower costs and improve outcomes. Over the last decade, the Internet has begun to impact the traditional consumer-provider relationship in the health care sector. Patients are now commonly known to search the Internet for information and services relevant to their condition in addition to consulting with their providers. The Smart Internet...
Over the last several years, software engineering (SE) has given birth to several communities and venues related to research on SE in the context of health care systems. By and large, the interest in this topic has been spurred by alarming failures of software-intensive systems that have been deployed to address some of the challenges faced in current health care environments. Today, the software...
Social computing is a relatively new approach to systems design that emphasizes the importance of facilitating collaboration and communication between users. Although social networking is now part of mainstream culture, the use of these applications in the health care space is still in its infancy in Canada. As major vendors are preparing to enter the marketplace, it is important for a wide variety...
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