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Telematics in health care to date has mainly focused on hospital-based bio-medicine. This book makes a case for reorientation of telematic activity towards the use of "low tech" (social) technologies supported by "Health for All" philosophies. Case studies illustrate applications of models.

This book is a brilliant blend of health policy and nursing practice. It identifies the forces that have dominated change in the national health systems of industrialised countries - the shift of priorities from hospital to ambulatory care, the vast expansion in modern technology, the rise in expenditures and efforts at cost-containment, the renewed emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. At the same time, this book brings to life...