Cruz-Cunha, Maria ManuelaRijo, RuiMartinho, Ricardo2026-04-152026-04-152013Cruz-Cunha, M. M., Rijo, R., & Martinho, R. (2013). Special issue on the international conference on health and social care information systems and technologies 2012. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 8(4), iv-iv.1555-3396http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16129This special issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics integrates the enhanced versions of a selection of papers submitted and presented at HCist’2012 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, held in Algarve, Portugal last October 2012. It was the second edition of a conference where, under the leitmotiv of Healthcare Information Systems, academics, scientists, IT/IS professionals, managers and solution providers from all over the world had the opportunity to share experiences, bring new ideas, debate issues and introduce the latest developments.engeditorial