ABSTRACT

This brilliant guide to medical informatics is an easy to read overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in healthcare. Not only does the book cover the complexities and implications of the increasing use of information technology in healthcare, but it also explores the basic principles of informatics that govern

part |2 pages

PART 1: Basic concepts in informatics

chapter 1|9 pages

Models

chapter 2|10 pages

Information

chapter 3|11 pages

Information systems

part |2 pages

PART 2: Informatics skills

chapter 4|9 pages

Communicating

chapter 5|11 pages

Structuring

chapter 6|11 pages

Questioning

chapter 7|15 pages

Searching

chapter 8|18 pages

Making decisions

part |2 pages

PART 3: Information systems in healthcare

chapter 9|10 pages

Information management systems

chapter 10|13 pages

The electronic medical record

chapter 11|17 pages

Designing and evaluating information systems

part |2 pages

PART 4: Protocol-based systems

chapter 12|13 pages

Protocols and evidence-based healthcare

chapter 14|9 pages

Disseminating and applying protocols

chapter 15|9 pages

Designing protocols

part |2 pages

PART 5: Language, coding and classification

chapter 16|10 pages

Terms, codes and classification

chapter 18|12 pages

The trouble with coding

part |2 pages

PART 6: Communication systems in healthcare

chapter 19|13 pages

Communication system basics

chapter 20|17 pages

Communication technology

chapter 21|22 pages

Clinical communication and telemedicine

part |2 pages

PART 7: The Internet

chapter 22|18 pages

The Internet and World Wide Web

chapter 23|16 pages

Web health services

chapter 24|10 pages

Information economics and the Internet

part |2 pages

PART 8: Decision support systems

chapter 25|14 pages

Clinical decision support systems

chapter 26|10 pages

Intelligent systems

chapter 27|12 pages

Intelligent monitoring and control

chapter 28|12 pages

Biosurveillance

chapter 29|18 pages

Bioinformatics