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Combating Terrorism: A New Role for Health Information Systems

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Healthcare Information Management Systems

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Global terrorists have declared a “holy” war on the American homeland. The destruction they have caused and could cause in the future exceeds the capacity of our existing health systems to respond and treat casualties. This chapter addresses this issue and proposes how health systems need to be integrated within a homeland security response network.

This chapter addresses the issue of global terrorism and proposes how health systems need to be integrated within a homeland security response network.

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  1. Eldersburg, MD, USA

    John S. Silva MD (Chief Architect with Silva Consulting Services)

  2. Mequon, WI, USA

    Edward N. Barthell (Vice President with Infinity Healthcare)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Clinical Informatics Strategies, Healthlink Incorporated, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Marion J. Ball EdD (Vice President, Adjunct Professor) (Vice President, Adjunct Professor)

  2. School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Marion J. Ball EdD (Vice President, Adjunct Professor) (Vice President, Adjunct Professor)

  3. Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO, USA

    Charlotte A. Weaver (CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Systems) (CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Systems)

  4. Department of Health Management Systems John G. Rangos, Sr., School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Joan M. Kiel PhD, MPA, MPhil (Chairman) (Chairman)

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Silva, J.S., Barthell, E.N. (2004). Combating Terrorism: A New Role for Health Information Systems. In: Ball, M.J., Weaver, C.A., Kiel, J.M. (eds) Healthcare Information Management Systems. Health Informatics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4041-7_38

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