This comprehensive survey of the interconnections of IT and health care is the only up-to-date book that teaches computer literacy AND introduces readers to the uses of information technology in health care and its delivery. Familiarizes readers with the basic vocabulary and concepts necessary to computer literacy—including discussions of hardware and software, communications and networking, and ethical issues and privacy concerns introduced by the pervasiveness of computers in society. In addition, it discusses how IT is transforming every aspect of health care and its delivery—from administrative applications (such as the electronic medical record), to clinical systems involved in direct patient care, to special- purpose applications (such as simulation software used in the education of health care professionals). Section I provides a general introduction to computer literacy and information technology— at a level appropriate for health care students. Section II examines the impact of Information Technology on health care— specifically in the fields of radiology, telemedicine, surgery, medical devices, pharmacy, and informational resources.

Information Technology for the Health Professions

Burke, Lillian

Weill, Barbara

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Prentice Hall (Sd)

Intended for courses in Medical Billing and Administration using MediSoft, this text introduces readers to medical informatics from the perspective of the novice user. The authors' step-by-step approach and thoughtful use of screen captures make it flexible for both the traditional classroom setting and self-paced instruction.

Medisoft Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Approach

Computers & Technology

Software

Pearson

This comprehensive survey of the interconnections of IT and health care is the only up-to-date text that teaches computer literacy AND introduces users to the uses of information technology in health care delivery. This book familiarizes users with the basic vocabulary and concepts necessary in computer literacy-including discussions of hardware and software, communications and networking, ethical issues, and privacy concerns. In addition, it discusses how IT is transforming every aspect of health care-from administrative applications (such as the electronic medical record), to clinical systems involved in direct patient care, to special-purpose applications (such as simulation software used in the education of health care professionals). Section I provides a general introduction to computer literacy and information technology-at a level appropriate for health care students. Section II examines the impact of Information Technology on health care-specifically in the fields of radiology, telemedicine, surgery, medical devices, pharmacy, and informational resources. Health professionals interested in computer technology.

Information Technology For The Health Professions

Medical Books

Administration & Medicine Economics

Information Technology for the Health Professions 3/e, examines the impact of information technology on a wide variety of health care fields. These include telemedicine, radiology, pharmacy, dentistry, surgery, rehabilitative therapies, and public health. The book includes the latest information on medical informatics, informational resources, and electronic record keeping in the Health Information Technology decade. The issues raised by global warming and by the possibilities of new pandemics make the addition of the chapter on information technology in public health particularly timely. Our approach provides students with an accessible presentation of the most current computer and medical technologies. The updated chapter on privacy and security includes new information including the Real ID Act of 2005—a law requiring every American to have an electronic ID card.

Information Technology for the Health Professions (3rd Edition)

Now significantly expanded and fully updated, IN FORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 4/e is the ideal information technology primer for readers working in any healthcare field, including allied health, nursing, medical/dental/pharmaceutical assisting, or medical administration. It fully addresses each key issue in contemporary healthcare IT, including the accelerating migration towards electronic health records. New coverage includes: smartphones, tablets, and their healthcare applications; the role of healthcare reform in promoting health IT; EHR meaningful use criteria; new practice management scheduling software; the growth of telemedicine; new problems in public health; interventional radiology; surgery-related nanotechnology; information-related biotech and pharmaceutical trends; expanded applications in psychiatry and rehabilitation; genetic privacy; and much more.

Information Technology for the Health Professions (4th Edition)

For courses in computers and technology in health care. Innovative applications of health care IT in the health professions Information Technology for the Health Professions examines the myriad uses of computers and information technology in health care. Clear and comprehensive, it explores the applications of healthcare IT across health professions, including medical administration, telemedicine, public health, radiology, surgery, pharmacy, dentistry, and rehabilitation. Students will learn about rapid technological advances shaping health care delivery, federal laws impacting health care IT, and strategies for protecting patient privacy. The 5th edition explores new innovations in health care IT, such as teledentistry, robotic surgery, light imaging technology in radiology, and CRISPR, a technology improving gene editing.

Allied Health Professions

Extremely user-friendly and updated in an all new edition, this resource introduces readers to medical informatics from the perspective of the novice user. Clear explanations of essential concepts are followed by practical applications. The authors' step-by-step approach and thoughtful use of screen captures make this flexible for both the traditional classroom setting and self-paced instruction. This is a must-have reference for medical office administrators, billing assistants, claims processors, receptionists, or any other health care worker who wants to get up to speed using the latest medical administration software.

MediSoft Made Easy: A Step-by-step Approach

Tyler, Lori

Burke, Lillian D.

Business & Money

Public Health and Society: Current Issues analyzes current public health issues in a historical context, while relating them to individual lives. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health, social justice, and the climate crisis, by leading off with these important topics and then integrates them where appropriate throughout the text. Subsequent chapters explore gun violence, the opioid epidemic, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol use, COVID-19, mental health, environmental health chronic disease, emerging and reemerging diseases, and more. Key features- Personal vignettes humanize public health issues and make them resonate for readers.- Short histories put current issues into historical context, for example, the opioid epidemic (Ch. 5) and alcohol and tobacco use (Ch.6) - "In the News" articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance.- Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. - Navigate eBook access (included with he printed text) provides convenient online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or smart phone. - Invaluable teaching resources help facilitate course preparation and include a helpful instructor's manual with sample syllabus and course and lecture notes, chapter tests, and PowerPoint presentation slides.

Public Health and Society: Current Issues: Current Issues

Jones& Bartlett Learning

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Information Technology for the Health Professions

Medisoft Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Approach

Information Technology For The Health Professions

Information Technology for the Health Professions (3rd Edition)

Information Technology for the Health Professions (4th Edition)

Information Technology for the Health Professions

MediSoft Made Easy: A Step-by-step Approach

Public Health and Society: Current Issues: Current Issues