Potential of GIS and Spatial Knowledge in Health Care and Public Safety

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Author(s): Eilon Blanc (Tel Aviv University, Israel)and Iris Reychav (Ariel University Center, Israel)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 16
Source title: Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal), Isabel Maria Miranda (Municipality of Guimarães, Portugal)and Patricia Gonçalves (School of Technology at the Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch038

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are a relatively new tool in health care services and organizations. However, health-care professionals who know how to utilize GIS and other spatial tools get a powerful decision support tool. This chapter presents an overview of the GIS and spatial simulation in the health care environment. In the first section, an introduction to the situation is provided. Then, in the second section, the key terms are introduced: access in health care, GIS, and spatial simulation. In the third section, different cases where GIS supports decision making in the health care services are shown. In the fourth section, two examples of spatial simulation are shown. Finally, future research directions and conclusions are discussed.

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