Managing Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Executives

by Karen A. Wager

Managing Health Care Information Systems teaches key principles, methods, and applications necessary to provide access to timely, complete, accurate, legible, and relevant health care information. Written by experts for students and professionals, this well-timed book provides detailed information on the foundations of health care information management; the history, legacy, and future of health care information systems; the architecture and technologies that support health care information systems; and the challenges for senior management in information technology, such as organization, alignment with strategic planning, governance, planning initiatives, and assessing and achieving value. Comprehensive in scope, Managing Health Care Information Systems includes substantial discussion of data quality, regulation, laws, and standards; strategies for system acquisition, use, and support; and standards and security. Each chapter includes an overview and summary of the material, as well as learning activities. The activities provide students with the opportunity to explore more fully the concepts presented.

Genres: Health Care

Hardcover

First published May 1, 2005

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is really fascinating. HCIS is a field I am interested in--probably why I like it.

One complaint I had: this book is really technical at times. For people who are IT literate this book makes total sense. If you are like me have a somewhat sparse knowledge of IT, you get lost... easily.

I probably would use the chapters on EMR (electronic medical record) implementation the most.

This book probably takes a few reads to really absorb all the information covered.