Medical Practice Transformation with Information Technology (HIMSS Book Series)

Written by two physicians, acknowledged leaders in their respective fields of practice performance improvement and information technology, this book provides a realistic vision and roadmap for creating a patient-centric, IT-enabled medical practice. This book will help you: *Reframe how you think about IT in the medical practice*Use IT and workflow design to accomplish critical objectives*Configure your systems to deliver great relationships, better service and higher clinical reliability*Understand the environmental influences impacting practice performance. Co-published by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the book includes contributions from leaders in healthcare, performance improvement and information technology such as David Lansky, PhD, Arnold Milstein, MD, Blackford Middleton, MD, and John A. Wasson, MD. The book concludes with case studies exploring how a large integrated health network, a mid-size practice and a small practice have implemented information technologies to transform the healthcare services they are providing to their patients.