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| Introduction | |
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| HIPAA: Intent versus Actuality of the Law in Upholding the Privacy of Health Records | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Did HIPAA Make the Policy Window? | |
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| The Public Choice Theory | |
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| Stakeholdet Analysis | |
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| Congress and Its Impact on HIPAA's Formation | |
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| Hospital and Provider Organization Staff (Physicians, Nurses, and Assistants) | |
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| The Patient and Consumer of the Healthcare Markets | |
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| Insurance Companies/Third-Parry Providers | |
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| The Researcher | |
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| Policy Analysis: The Past, Present, and Future of HIPAA | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Organizational Culture Differences in Incorporation of Health Information Technology (HIT) across Healthcare Providers , | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Organizational Culture Driven by a Hospital's Mission and Values | |
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| Managerial and Employee Ethic and Compensation: Impact on Organizational Culture | |
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| Training and the Impact of Training on Quality of Care across Hospitals | |
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| Cultural Competence of a Hospital | |
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| Goal-Oriented Behavior of a Hospital with Technology | |
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| Policy Implications and Conclusions | |
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| An Overview of How Health Information Technology Will Make a Mark on Hospital Financing | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Supply Side of Healthcare | |
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| Demand Side of Healthcare | |
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| Structure of Hospitals and Their Financing Mechanisms | |
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| Mergers and Acquisitions of Hospitals | |
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| Tax Exempt or Tax Paying Status of the Hospitals | |
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| Management of Hospitals: Is There an Impact on Healthcare Financing? | |
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| Possibilities in Technological Changes in the Healthcare Setting | |
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| Conclusions and Policy Implications | |
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| Funding Electronic Medical Records: Reality or Illusion? A Cost-Benefit Analysis | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Background Factors | |
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| Policy Analysis | |
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| Cost, Benefits, and Constraints | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Impact of Organizational Behavior Characteristics on Usage of a Healthcare Provider's Health Information Technology (HIT) Services | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Past Literature | |
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| Methods | |
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| Descriptive and Inferential Statistics | |
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| Logistic Regression Methods | |
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| Outcomes: Differences in HIT Usage across Organizational Providers and Characteristics | |
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| Installing a New or Replacing an Old EMR within an Organization | |
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| Likelihood of E-Billing and Electronic Claims | |
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| Electronic Prescriptions | |
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| Interaction Term | |
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| Robust and Reliable Outcomes Check | |
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| Policy Analysis and Implications | |
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| Limitations of the Study | |
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| Quality of Care and the Patient | |
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| Overview | |
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| Past Literature on Quality of Care | |
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| Data Source | |
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| Methodology | |
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| Variables | |
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| Descriptive and Inferential Statistics | |
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| Quality of Care | |
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| Quality of Service Based on Medical Errors, Time Issues, and Arising Communication Problems | |
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| Computing Discrete Change Based on Technology Use | |
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| Limitations | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Physicians and Perceptions on HIT Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: Can Physicians Reduce Their Chances by Using Health Information Technology? | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Studies on Malpractice Concerns | |
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| Focus of the Chapter | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Outcomes of Medical Malpractice Perceptions | |
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| Hypothesis for This Theoretical Model | |
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| Overall Outcomes for the Models | |
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| Policy Implications and Conclusion | |
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| Community Impacts from the Detection of Bioterrorism Using EMRs | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Literature Review | |
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| Financial Issues for the Nation Regarding Bioterrorism | |
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| Policy Implications/Analysis | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Health Informatics and the New Direction of Healthcare: Mobile Health, PHRs, Mobile Health Apps, and More | |
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| Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |