TY - GEN
T1 - Introduction to the Third International Workshop on Process-oriented Information Systems in Healthcare (ProHealth 2009)
AU - Peleg, Mor
AU - Lenz, Richard
AU - De Clercq, Paul
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Healthcare organizations and providers are facing the challenge of delivering high quality services to their patients, at affordable costs. High degree of specialization of medical disciplines, prolonged medical care for the ageing population, increased costs for dealing with chronic diseases, and the need for personalized healthcare are prevalent trends in this information-intensive domain. The emerging situation necessitates a change in the way healthcare is delivered to the patients and healthcare processes are managed.
AB - Healthcare organizations and providers are facing the challenge of delivering high quality services to their patients, at affordable costs. High degree of specialization of medical disciplines, prolonged medical care for the ageing population, increased costs for dealing with chronic diseases, and the need for personalized healthcare are prevalent trends in this information-intensive domain. The emerging situation necessitates a change in the way healthcare is delivered to the patients and healthcare processes are managed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954025715&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-12186-9_51
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-12186-9_51
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77954025715
SN - 3642121853
SN - 9783642121852
T3 - Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
SP - 535
EP - 538
BT - Business Process Management Workshops - BPM 2009 International Workshops, Revised Papers
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - Business Process Management Workshops - BPM 2009 International Workshops
Y2 - 7 September 2009 through 7 September 2009
ER -