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Austin and Boxerman's Information Systems for Healthcare Management

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"This book provides an overview of information management and information technology (IM/IT). It describes how information systems can support high-quality patient care and improve management decisions in healthcare organizations. Each chapter features learning objectives, Web resources, and discussion questions. It also includes a glossary that clarifies technical terms."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book details

List price: $112.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 277
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Aligning IM/IT and Organizational Strategy
Connecting the Strategic Dots: Does IM/IT Matter?
Learning Objectives
Healthcare Information Technology: The Future Is Now
The Current Healthcare Environment
Future Healthcare Systems
Historical Overview of Information Systems
Healthcare Information Priorities Today
Categories of Information Systems
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
Leadership: The Case of the Healthcare Organization CIO
Learning Objectives
Organizing for Healthcare Information Management
Evolving Role of the Senior IM/IT Executive
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
IM/IT Governance and Decision Rights
Learning Objectives
Background of IM/IT Governance and Strategic Planning
Purpose of Strategic Governance and IM/IT Planning
Organization of the Planning Effort
Importance of Systems Integration: What
Importance of Systems Integration: Why
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
The IM/IT Portfolio Management Office
Learning Objectives
What Is an IT Portfolio Management Office?
Why Is a PMO Essential?
Project Management
Program Management
Portfolio Management
The PMO
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
External Environment and Government Policy
Learning Objectives
Government's Role in Healthcare IM/IT
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Healthcare IM/IT Leadership Roles
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
Blocking and Tackling
IM/IT Architecture and Infrastructure
Learning Objectives
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Networking and Telecommunications
Network Components
Network Topologies
Electronic Data Interchange
Wireless Communication
Communicating via the Internet
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
IM/IT Service Management
Learning Objectives
Why IM/IT Service Management Matters
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library
IM/IT Service Support
IM/IT Service Delivery
The Continued Evolution of the ITIL Service Management Practices
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
Achieving Strategic Competitive Advantage
Applications
Learning Objectives
Electronic Health Records
Clinical Information Systems
Management/Administrative and Financial Systems
Information Systems for Nonhospital Healthcare Organizations
Other Information System Applications in Healthcare
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
The Knowledge-Enabled Organization
Learning Objectives
Knowledge Management
Building the Knowledge-Enabled Healthcare Organization
Knowledge-Enabled Workflows
Excellence in Data Warehousing, Data Mining, and Analytics
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
IM/IT Value
Learning Objectives
Systems Challenges
Evaluation Problem
Value Realization
IM/IT Value Findings
Summary
Web Resources
Discussion Questions
Glossary of Technical Terms
Index
About the Authors