title: Information technology is changing the way society sees health care delivery.
abstract: The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) shall have a high impact on health care and patient management. Some of the factors underlying this development as well as the recommendations made for optimum use of those technologies are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, LERTIM, Université de la Méditerranée, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France. marius.fieschi@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fieschi
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D005246:Feedback; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008490:Medical Informatics; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017216:Telemedicine