Description

Advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) and the dissemination of networked data processing have led to widespread access to information resources and globalization of communications, businesses, and services. In the health sector, this trend is expressed by the growing consolidation of "e-Health" – an area distinguished by the combined utilization of electronic communication and information technology to transmit, store, and retrieve digital data for clinical, educational, and administrative purposes, both at the local site and at distance. R.J.Rodrigues (eHealthStrategies, Bethesda, MD, USA)