Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer

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Information technology in healthcare is increasingly being applied at the hospital bedside at point-of-care, and at the physician s office, and in our homes no more than a click away. With Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer, healthcare executives, managers and clinicians will learn when and how best to use this influx of new technology. Medical Informatics includes real-world examples illustrating how technologies such as electronic prescribing, personal health records, computerized practitioner order entry, identity management and electronic health records are changing the way healthcare is provided, and how they improve the quality and safety of patient care. In addition, the book examines the business of medical informatics, with analysis on return on investment, strategy management for implementing an electronic health record, software selection and project management. Special features include case studies on electronic prescribing, regional health information exchange, and the personal health record; a glossary of medical informatics / HIT terms; and an extensive bibliography. 2007. Table of Contents: Electronic Prescribing By Janet Carr, MD; Computerized Practitioner Order Entry and Patient Safety: Panacea or Pandora s Box? By Joseph Kannry, MD; Identity Management in Healthcare By Jonathan Leviss, MD; Certification in Healthcare Information Technology By Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP and Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD; Ambulatory Electronic Health Record By Curtis L. Cole, MD; Return On Investment Analysis By Dov Rothman, PhD; Health Information Exchange By Mark Lipton, MD; Nursing Informatics: Perspectives for Healthcare Executives By Leanne Currie, DNsc; The Personal Health Record By Glenn Martin, MD; Strategy Management: Getting to the EHR By Kenneth R.Ong, MD, MPH; Software Selection By Kenneth R.Ong, MD, MPH; Project Management By Janet Bowen, MBA; Quality and Health Information Technology: Key Issues for Health Care Executives By Rachel Block; Electron

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