Medical computing and the process of medical care

doi:10.1016/0037-7856(70)90109-5

Computers and the organization of medical care: What computers can and cannot do

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspb.1973.0056 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 184 (1077) ◽

pp. 375-378

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Medical Field ◽

Medical Computing

The immense possibilities claimed for computers in the medical field have been slow to materialize, and their consideration is often made difficult by the tendency of computer experts to be careless with their tenses, future potentialities being confused with present capabilities. This talk will attempt a brief survey of medical computing, describing some existing applications and some which seem to be within the present day limits of feasibility.

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New premises and new tools for medical care and education

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.1.tb03013.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 64-67

Author(s):

LL Weed

Keyword(s):

Medical Care

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The Collaborative Medical and Behavioral Management of Chronic Cough

Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders ◽

10.1044/vvd19.2.49 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 49-57

Author(s):

Brian E. Petty ◽

Seth H. Dailey

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Chronic Cough ◽

Therapeutic Management ◽

Ambulatory Setting ◽

Behavioral Management ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Speech Language Pathologist ◽

The Many ◽

Frequent Reason

Abstract Chronic cough is the most frequent reason cited by patients for seeking medical care in an ambulatory setting and may account for 10% to 38% of a pulmonologist's practice. Because chronic cough can be caused by or correlated with a wide array of disorders and behaviors, the diagnosis of etiologic factors and determination of appropriate therapeutic management in these cases can prove to be daunting for the physician and speech-language pathologist alike. This article will describe the phenomenon of chronic cough, discuss the many etiologic factors to consider, and review some of the more common ways in which speech-language pathologists and physicians collaborate to treat this challenging condition.

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