It is widely recognised that the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the future of healthcare will be significant and that healthcare professionals will need to be computer literate in order to function effectively in an increasingly digital environment. The use of ICT in healthcare delivery and distribution and public health decision is being necessary at every level. This will ensure delivery of right health services to right people at the right place as well as on right time. The use of ICT in the field of healthcare is becoming an increasingly important aspect of clinicians professional practice, improving the delivery of health services and communication between healthcare workers, as well as enhancing the decision making process through the efficient flow of information. This book highlights some of the ways in which ICT is currently being used globally in the education and practice of healthcare professionals, with an emphasis on its use in the field of health sector and also in the medical institutions in India. This book delivers emerging trend in the technological development which will enable the field of healthcare profession and as well as the library professionals to enrich their knowledge.

Dr. N.O. Natarajan, presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, has obtained his PhD in Library and Information Science from Annamalai University. He has 12 years of teaching experience. He holds BSc, MLIS, MPhil degrees. He has produced two Ph.D and 12 M.Phil scholars. Further, six scholars are doing Ph.D under his guidance, and his areas of interest are Information Seeking Behaviour, Information and Communication Technology, Bibliometric and Scientometric studies. He is a life member of ILA and SALIS, TLA, MALA, and has published more than 60 research papers in international journals, and also more than 56 research papers in national level journals. He has presented a number of research papers in various conferences/seminars in national and international levels. He is an associate editor of IJIRM (International Journal of Library and Information Science), he is one of the editors in Time Journal of Social Sciences (TJSS-International). He is member in board of studies and external examiner in few universities. He has published three books and has contributed more than fifteen chapters in various books both in national and international levels.