Features a unique, interdisciplinary approach to health care informatics, for a well-rounded foundation in working and communicating with many areas of health care
Written by an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals who are experts in their respective disciplines
Examines all roles and functions of health care - practice, research, education, and administration - in relation to informatics
Significant issues and trends in health care informatics are discussed, such as the new regulations regarding the privacy of medical records and related computer security regulations
A supplemental online component for instructors and students provides computer-based access to interactive exercises, PowerPoint slides, test questions, and other learning activities
Separate chapters address key topics in informatics, including major theories, clinical decision-making, communication approaches, and distributed education
A separate chapter explores the history of health care informatics for a background in why and how informatics has developed
Learning Objectives focus the readers' attention on essential information in the chapter
A Chapter Outline highlights the main chapter concepts, and a Conclusion summarizes key points
Key Terms, listed at the beginning of each chapter and bolded throughout, reinforce important terminology
Discussion Questions at the end of each chapter challenge readers' critical thinking skills
A Glossary includes definitions for each Key Term, for easy access to definitions of important terms
An attractive two-color design emphasizes key features and creates an inviting, accessible text.
FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATICS · Major Theories Supporting Health Care Informatics · Computer, Information, and Health Care Informatics Literacy · Understanding Databases · Supporting Administrative Decision Making · Supporting Clinical Decision MakinG · HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS · The Purpose, Structure, and Functions of Health Care Information Departments · Applications for Health Care Information Systems · Strategic and Tactical Planning for Health Care Information Systems · The Life Cycle of a Health Care Information System · Electronic Health Records · USING TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE EDUCATION · Technological Approaches to Communication · Technology and Distributed Education · e-Health Trends and Technologies. The Impact of the Internet on Health Care Providers and Patients · The Impact of Informatics on the Sociocultural Environment of Health Care · The Impact of Health Care Informatics on the Organization · Human-Computer Interaction in Health Care Organizations · The Implications of Information Technology for Research · Infrastructure to Support Health Care Informatics·Technical Standards Us ed in Health Care Informatics · Professional Health Care Informatics Standards · The Implications of Accreditation and Governmental Regulations for Health Care Informatics · Protection of Health Care Information · YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW · Unit 6 Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow · The History of Health Care Informatics · The Future of Health Care Informatics Education · Future Directions in Health Care Informatics · Glossary
Sheila P. Englebardt, PhD, RN, CAN, Director, Center for Instructional Technology and Educational Support, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina School of Nursing Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC and Ramona Nelson, PhD, RN, BC, Professor, Co-Director, Health Care Informatics Program, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
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