The current volume presents the accepted full papers of the ICIMTH (International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare). The Organising Committee and the Scientific Programme Committee would like to present to the academic community the scientific outcomes of the ICIMTH 2013 Conference, which is being held from 5 to 7 July, 2013 in Athens, Greece.

The ICIMTH 2013 Conference is an extended and also a follow-up of the Conference held in Samos Island, Greece for ten consecutive years where the organising institutions of the current conference had also assisted and promoted. Hence, we can easily say that this is the 11th Annual Conference in this series of scientific events, gathering scientists from all continents as well as from the hosting country in the field of Biomedical and Health Informatics.

The Conference has a major focus on the applications of Biomedical Informatics from Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics to Public Health Informatics as well as on ICT applications in the Healthcare domain. Considering that Management and Organisational Issues play an important role in the implementation phase of Biomedical Informatics applications, topics related to the above topics are also included as integral part to the overall theme of the Conference. We are treating the field of Biomedical Informatics in a very broad framework examining the research and applications outcomes of Informatics from cell to populations, including a number of Technologies such as Imaging, Sensors, and Biomedical Equipment.

Therefore, the Conference is open to proposals for full papers, posters, panels, workshops and tutorials in all aspects of Biomedical Informatics as described above and as suggested by the Conference acronym of ICIMTH (International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare). However, in this volume we have incorporated only the papers accepted for full oral presentation, whereas all other scientific events within the Conference are incorporated within the electronic version of the proceedings.

At the end of the deadline we have gathered around 135 submissions, from which after reviewing we have accepted 90 as full papers, therefore, to be included in the volume proceedings, and 12 poster presentations as well as 2 workshops and 1 panel. All presentations within the Conference will also be available in an electronic version.

The Organising Committee has selected as venue a luxurious hotel with all necessary facilities for a successful Conference. The location is in the old city of Athens, where the participants may visit historical museums and sites of Ancient Athens as part of the ICIMETH 2013 Conference social programme.

It goes without saying that the compilation of the proceedings is a huge task and this effort could not have been done without the dedication, accuracy, persistence, and tiresome contribution of our two Assistant Editors, Mr. Parisis Gallos, PhD candidate and Miss Katia Kolokathi, MSc postgraduate student of the Health Informatics Laboratory of the University of Athens.

The Organising Committee working along with the Scientific Programme Committee is dedicated to organise a successful scientific event and will arrange also to have an excellent stay for you and your fellows in Athens and enjoy the hospitality, food, and culture of Greece.

Athens, 17.05.2013

The Editors,

John Mantas

Arie Hasman