Health Information - Management of a Strategic Resource

Following the AHIMA standards for education for both two-year HIT programs and four-year HIA programs, Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 4th Edition describes the deployment of information technology and your role as a HIM professional in the development of the electronic health record. It provides clear coverage of health information infrastructure and systems along with health care informatics including technology, applications, and security. Practical applications provide hands-on experience in abstracting and manipulating health information data. From well-known HIM experts Mervat Abdelhak, Sara S. Grostick, and Mary Alice Hanken, this book includes examples from diverse areas of health care delivery such as long-term care, public health, home health care, and ambulatory care. An e-book version makes it even easier to learn to manage and use health data electronically

Written for use in several Health Information Management courses within the HIA curriculum, this text emphasizes the deployment of information technology and the role of the HIM professional in the development of the electronic health record. With the AHIMA and U.S. government initiative for all patient records to go electronic, this text gives HIM students the education they need to work with the electronic health record. Each chapter begins with a chapter outline, key words, common abbreviations and learning objectives and ends with a key concept summary and references. The 3rd edition includes updated content plus instructional examples from diverse areas of health care delivery, such as long-term care, home health care, and ambulatory care. It also includes a new chapter on industry viewpoints.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Section One: Foundations of HIM
1. Health Care Systems
2. The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession
Section Two: Electronic Health Record, Data and Standards
3. Health Information Infrastructure and Systems
4. Health Data Concepts
5. Electronic Health Record Systems
6. Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies and Terminology
7. Data Access and Retention
Section Three: Health Care Informatics
8. Technology, Applications and Security
9. Project Management and System Life Cycle
10. Managing Electronic Health Record Systems: Collaboration and Implementation
Section Four: Data Management and Use
11. Statistics and Data Presentation
12. Research and Epidemiology
13. Performance Management and Patient Safety
14. Data Analysis and Use
15. Privacy and Health Law
Section Five: Management
16. Human Resources Management
17. Operational Management
18. Revenue Cycle and Financial Management
19. Viewpoints New!