An Introduction to Healthcare Informatics

• Author : Peter Mccaffrey
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 29 July 2020

An Introduction to Healthcare Informatics: Building Data-Driven Tools bridges the gap between the current healthcare IT landscape and cutting edge technologies in data science, cloud infrastructure, application development and even artificial intelligence. Information technology encompasses several rapidly evolving areas, however healthcare as a field suffers from a relatively archaic technology landscape and a lack of curriculum to effectively train its millions of practitioners in the skills they need to utilize data and related tools. The book discusses topics such as

• Author : Christo El Morr
• Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
• Release : 15 August 2018

Introduction to Health Informatics is the first book to examine health informatics within the Canadian healthcare environment. Presenting concepts and applications of health informatics in a clear and structured way, the author considers key foundational topics including computers and networks, databases and information systems, system analysis and design, and usability. After introducing students to the building blocks of the field, Christo El Morr explores information systems in hospitals, telemedicine, consumer health informatics, public health informatics, and electronic health records. The

• Author : Susan H. Fenton,Sue Biedermann
• Publisher : American Health Information Management Association
• Release : 10 July 2013

• Author : David J. Lubliner
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 04 November 2015

This complete medical informatics textbook begins by reviewing the IT aspects of informatics, including systems architecture, electronic health records, interoperability, privacy and security, cloud computing, mobile healthcare, imaging, capturing data, and design issues. Next, it provides case studies that illustrate the roll out of EHRs in hospitals. The third section incorporates four anatomy and physiology lectures that focus on the physiological basis behind data captured in EHR medical records. The book includes links to documents and standards sources so students

• Author : Arvind Kumar Bansal,Javed Iqbal Khan,S. Kaisar Alam
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 08 January 2020

This class-tested textbook is designed for a semester-long graduate or senior undergraduate course on Computational Health Informatics. The focus of the book is on computational techniques that are widely used in health data analysis and health informatics and it integrates computer science and clinical perspectives. This book prepares computer science students for careers in computational health informatics and medical data analysis. Features Integrates computer science and clinical perspectives Describes various statistical and artificial intelligence techniques, including machine learning techniques such

• Author : Kathryn J. Hannah,Marion J. Ball,Margaret J.A. Edwards
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 10 January 2007

Intended as a primer for those just beginning to study nursing informatics, this text equally provides a thorough introduction to basic terms and concepts, as well as an in-depth exploration of the most popular applications in nursing practice, education, administration and research. The Third Edition is updated and expanded to reflect the vast technological advances achieved in health care in recent years. Readers will learn how to use computers and information management systems in their practices, make informed choices related

• Author : Patrice Degoulet,Marius Fieschi
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 17 October 2012

Introduction to Clinical Informatics fills a void in the Computer in Health Care series. With this volume, Patrice Degoulet and Marius Fieschi provide a comprehensive view of medical informatics and carry that concept forward into the realm of clinical informatics. The authors draw upon their experi ences as medical school faculty members in France, where informatics has long been integrated into the curriculum and where the French version of this very book has been used, tested, and revised. In intent

• Author : Sue Biedermann,Diane Dolezel
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 18 October 2021

• Author : Enrico Coiera
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 06 March 2015

This essential text provides a readable yet sophisticated overview of the basic concepts of information technologies as they apply in healthcare. Spanning areas as diverse as the electronic medical record, searching, protocols, and communications as well as the Internet, Enrico Coiera has succeeded in making this vast and complex area accessible an

• Author : Andrew Bush,Diana Bilton,Margaret Hodson
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 02 July 2015

Hodson and Geddes' Cystic Fibrosis provides everything the respiratory clinician, pulmonologist or health professional treating patients needs in a single manageable volume. This international and authoritative work brings together current knowledge and has become established in previous editions as a leading reference in the field. This fourth edition includes a wealth of new information, figures, useful videos, and a companion eBook. The basic science that underlies the disease and its progression is outlined in detail and put into a clinical

• Author : Edward H. Shortliffe,Leslie E. Perreault
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 11 November 2013

The practice of modern medicine requires sophisticated information technologies with which to manage patient information, plan diagnostic procedures, interpret laboratory results, and conduct research. Designed for a broad audience, this book fills the need for a high quality reference in computers and medicine, first explaining basic concepts, then illustrating them with specific systems and technologies. Medical Informatics provides both a conceptual framework and a practical inspiration for this swiftly emerging scientific discipline. The second edition covers system design and engineering,

• Author : Susan M. Houston,Tina Dieckhaus,Bob Kircher,Michelle Lardner
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 26 November 2018

Nursing informatics (NI) is the specialty that integrates nursing science with information management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. Nursing Informatics supports nurses, consumers, patients, the interprofessional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in a wide variety of roles and settings to achieve desired outcomes. This is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. An Introduction to Nursing Informatics, Evolution and Innovation, 2nd Edition is

• Author : Ramona Nelson,Nancy Staggers
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 12 March 2014

Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach was awarded first place in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Information Technology/Informatics category. Get on the cutting edge of informatics with Health Informatics, An Interprofessional Approach. Covering a wide range of skills and systems, this unique title prepares you for work in today’s technology-filled clinical field. Topics include clinical decision support, clinical documentation, provider order entry systems, system implementation, adoption issues, and more. Case studies, abstracts, and discussion questions

• Author : Reinhold Haux,Alfred Winter,Elske Ammenwerth,Birgit Brigl
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 09 March 2013

Strategic Information Management In Hospitals: An Introduction To Hospital Information Systems is a definitive volume written by four authoritative voices in medical informatics. Illustrating the importance of hospital information management in delivering high quality health care at the lowest possible cost, this book provides the essential resources needed by the medical informatics specialist to understand and successfully manage the complex nature of hospital information systems. Author of the book's Foreword, Reed M. Gardner, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical

• Author : Sheila P. Englebardt,Ramona Nelson
• Publisher : Mosby Incorporated
• Release : 18 October 2021

Informatics the study of the use of computer hardware, software, systematic languages, and data manipulation to collect and apply information is united with health care in this new interdisciplinary textbook. It focuses on topics in informatics relevant to all fields of health care, in a textbook format complete with chapter outlines, objectives, key terms, and discussion questions. A unique online supplement complements the book to offer complete, electronic support for both instructors and students. Written by experts in health care