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Health Care Information Systems A Practical Approach for Health Care Management

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ISBN-10: 0470387807

ISBN-13: 9780470387801

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Karen A. Wager, Frances Wickham Lee, John P. Glaser, Wager

List price: $90.00
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Description:

Health Care Information Systems is a primary text on the effective use of data and information technology to improve organizational performance in health care settings. This book provides the fundamental knowledge and tools that students need to manage information and information resources effectively within a variety of health care organizations. Students will gain insight into the origins and uses of health information and learn about a variety of health information systems in use today, with a focus on electronic medical record systems.
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Book details

List price: $90.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Preface
Health Care Information
Introduction to Health Care Information
Learning Objectives
Types of Health Care Information
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific-Clinical
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific-Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific-Combining Clinical and Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate-Clinical
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate-Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate-Combining Clinical and Administrative
External Data and Information: Comparative
External Data and Information: Expert or Knowledge Based
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Health Care Data Quality
Learning Objectives
Data Versus Information
Problems with Poor-Quality Data
Ensuring Data and Information Quality
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Health Care Information Regulations, Laws, and Standards
Learning Objectives
Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation
Legal Aspects of Managing Health Information
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Health Care Information Systems
History and Evolution of Health Care Information Systems
Learning Objectives
Definition of Terms
History and Evolution
Why Health Care Lags in IT
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Current and Emerging Use of Clinical Information Systems
Learning Objectives
The Electronic Medical Record
Other Major HCIS Types
Fitting Applications Together
Information Exchange Across Boundaries
Overcoming Barriers to Adoption
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
System Acquisition
Learning Objectives
System Acquisition: A Definition
Systems Development Life Cycle
System Acquisition Process
Project Management Tools
Things That Can Go Wrong
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
System Implementation and Support
Learning Objectives
System Implementation Process
Managing the Organizational Aspects
System Support and Evaluation
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Information Technology
Technologies that Support Health Care Information Systems
Learning Objectives
System Software
Data Management and Access
Networks and Data Communications
Information Processing Distribution Schemes
The Internet, Intranet, and Extranets
Clinical and Managerial Decision Support
Trends in User Interactions with Systems
Information Systems Architecture
Summary
Key Terms
Learning Activities
Health Care Information System Standards
Learning Objectives
Standards Development Process
Classification, Vocabulary, and Terminology Standards
Health Record Content Standards
Summary
Key Terms
Learning