Full Description
HANDBOOK OF INFORMATICS FOR NURSES & HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5/e is a complete and up-to-date overview of the key issues related to adoption and use of health information technology and nursing informatics, with detailed practical information to support students and professionals in the field. Intended to address all the concepts, skills, and tasks professionals need to achieve the nation's healthcare information technology goals, it contains three major sections: General Computer Information, Health Care Information Systems, and Specialty Applications. Major themes of privacy, confidentiality, and information security are woven throughout; project management is introduced in the context of strategic planning, and addressed in many other chapters. This edition contains extensive new coverage throughout, along with eight new chapters addressing issues such as Personal Health Records (PHRs), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), usability, and consumer education.
Contents
1. Informatics in Healthcare Professions2. Hardware, Software3. Ensuring Quality and Best Use of Information4. The Internet and the World Wide Web: An Overview 5. Professional Use of Electronic Devices6. Healthcare Information Systems7. Strategic Planning for Information Technology Projects 8. Selecting a Healthcare Information System9. Improving the Usability of Health Informatics Applications10. System Implementation and Maintenance11. Information Systems Training12. Information Security and Confidentiality13. System Integration and Interoperability14. The Electronic Health Record15. The Role of Standardized Terminology and Languages in Informatics16. The Personal Health Record (PHR)17. Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)18. Health Information Technology and Policy 19. Legislation20. Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues21. Accreditation Issues for Information System Design and Use22. Continuity Planning and Management (Disaster Recovery)23. Technology, Informatics, and the Internet into Nursing Education 24. Consumer Education and Informatics25. Telehealth26. Public Health Informatics27. Evidence Based Practice and Research
