Healthcare Information Systems focuses on being prepared for the challenges facing IT professionals in the healthcare industry. The move to manage medicine from the financial perspective, i.e., "managed care," has added huge layers of bureaucratic and administrative functions. The need to be able to track patient medical records and along with government legislation such as HEDIS and HIPAA. The move to a "universal" medical record and absolute patient portability seems a reasonable possibility in the not too distant ...
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Healthcare Information Systems focuses on being prepared for the challenges facing IT professionals in the healthcare industry. The move to manage medicine from the financial perspective, i.e., "managed care," has added huge layers of bureaucratic and administrative functions. The need to be able to track patient medical records and along with government legislation such as HEDIS and HIPAA. The move to a "universal" medical record and absolute patient portability seems a reasonable possibility in the not too distant future. All of these beg for IT solutions Healthcare Information Systems approaches these challenges and opportunities as pieces of a complex puzzle. It not only brings you up-to-date on the technology involved but also explains how that technology interrelates and affects the healthcare arena. You get complete coverage of all aspects of information technology as it related to the healthcare industry, including: An overview of healthcare systems Disaster planning and system security Standards and information security; quality, risks, and costs EMR and the data warehouse Managing the healthcare community The changing organization Telemedicine and the Internet and Emerging technologies. Using IT to deal with increasing government regulation In short, Healthcare Information Systems presents workable solutions to real problems you face, both today and tomorrow.
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