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Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.This resource offers a concise, plain-language review of all the major technologies and applications of informatics in health care today, including essentials such as clinical databases, billing, electronic patient records, lab tests, electronic prescriptions, and much more.
Contents
1)Hardwarea.The computerCPUii.RAMiii.Busesiv.I/O devicesv.Disk drivesvi.Videovii.Network interfaceb.Networks: a taxonomy i.LANii.WANiii.Intranetiv.Internetv.What is a server, router etc. c.The Internet i.Historyii.How it worksiii.Limitationsd.Next generation internet/internet e.Wireless networkingi.Bluetoothii.802.112)Softwarea.Software: a taxonomy i.The operating systems (Windows family vs. Linux, Apple)ii.The browseriii.Word processingiv.Spreadsheetsv.Graphicsvi.Email clients3)Medical Computinga.The hospital information system: anatomy and physiology i.Typical layout1.componentsii.Identifiers - the medical record numberiii.The firewall, the proxyiv.What it does b.Email i.For communication with patientsii.For prescribingc.Electronic Medical Record i.Definitions ii.Pro's/con'siii.Universal medical record1.Where does the record reside2.Clinical data repositoriesd.Decision Support i.Conceptsii.Applicationse.Clinical Information Systemsf.Computerized Physician Order Entryg.Security, privacy, confidentiality, integrity i.Encryption1.Public key2.Private keyii.VPN'sh.HIPAA i.History of the legislationii.Current scope/requirementsi.Additional legal considerations pertaining to inter-hospital and interstate virtual practice of medicinei.Licensureii.Credentialingiii.Malpractice4)Internet Medicinea.Teleconsultingb.Telepresencec.Health information on the neti.Health professional info1.Medlineii.Patient info1.Sources2.Reliability3.Studies on patient/MD usage5)Devicesa.Portables in medical practice i.Devicesii.Applicationsiii.Requirementsiv.The futureb.Ubiquitous computers in devices i.Microprocessors in devices1.Hospital devices (monitors, pumps)2.Home medical devicesii.Implanted microchips1.Cardiac, diaphragmatic, pacemakers2.Spinal cord actuators3.Cochlear, retinal implants6)The futurea.Artificial intelligence i.AI in medicine1.History2.The presentii.Data miningiii.New AI tools1.Neural nets2.Genetic algorithm3.Bayes algorithms4.Machine learning5.Case based reasoning6.Fuzzy logic7.Data visualizationiv.Medical applications of AI1.Smart monitors2.Smart drug deliveryb.Robotics (the computer amplified practitioner) i.Robotic laboratoriesii.Robotic suits in patient careiii.Robotic surgeryiv.Remote surgeryc.The future i.Nanomedicine/computers on nanorobots ii.Automated diagnosisiii.Automated providersNER(01): WOW
