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The Future of Computer Applications in Biomedicine

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Biomedical Informatics

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After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • What are possible future directions for biomedical informatics?

  • What are the forces that are driving these changes?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Biomedical Informatics Training Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Lawrence M. Fagan

  2. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Professor of Medicine and Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP

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  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Fagan, L.M., Shortliffe, E.H. (2006). The Future of Computer Applications in Biomedicine. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_24

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