Handbook Of Informatics For Nurses Healthcare Professionals

For courses in nursing informatics. A practical guide to applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals is a complete, up-¿to-¿date overview of key issues related to adopting and applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics. It provides nurses and other healthcare professionals with a much-needed practical guide to using computer applications and healthcare information systems. The authors cover the concepts, skills, and tasks needed to achieve national IT goals to help transform healthcare delivery. The 6th edition reflects rapid changes in healthcare IT and informatics, and builds upon the expertise of contributors involved in day-to-day informatics practice, education, and research.

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. HANDBOOK OF INFORMATICS FOR NURSES & HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5/e is a complete and up-to-date overview of the key issues related to adoption and use of health information technology and nursing informatics, with detailed practical information to support students and professionals in the field. Intended to address all the concepts, skills, and tasks professionals need to achieve the nation’s healthcare information technology goals, it contains three major sections: General Computer Information, Health Care Information Systems, and Specialty Applications. Major themes of privacy, confidentiality, and information security are woven throughout; project management is introduced in the context of strategic planning, and addressed in many other chapters. This edition contains extensive new coverage throughout, along with eight new chapters addressing issues such as Personal Health Records (PHRs), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), usability, and consumer education.

"Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Health Care Professionals" is an introduction to the computer technology used by nurses & other health care professionals. Offering an overview of informatics, as well as practical information for day-to day use, this book includes: Expanded coverage of mobile computing and PDAs. Web-based technology, search tools, and evaluation criteria for online material. Various forms of electronic communication and ways to use it more effectively. The role of strategic planning in information management and system design and implementation. The development and use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Regulatory and accreditation requirements, such as HIPAA. Disaster planning and recovery chapter with specific measures for the protection and back-up of information. A definition of telehealth as well as some of its applications and related issues. Applications of computer-based education for professionals and consumers.

Toni Lee Hebda, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Allegheny General Hospital Patricia Czar, St. Francis Medical Center Cynthia M. Mascara, Shared Medical Systems Corp. (SMS) The perfect resource for practical information on computer literacy basics and applications. "Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals" is an accessible guide to the computer technology used by healthcare professionals. Written for nursing and healthcare professionals, this reference provides the most up-to-date information available. FEATURES: Contains expanded coverage of Intranets, search tools, outsourcing, strategies, planning, security, and patient information, providing the most up-to-date coverage of trends, technology, roles, regulations, and legislation. Updated discussion of client and web-based technology describes client and health information systems as well as education offerings and research. Section on HIPAA regulations and legislation familiarizes readers with factors that impact data quality. Chapters contain examples, and case studies that illustrate informatics in practice. Discussion of electronic communication teaches how use the Internet more effectively. Strategic planning for information management encourages appreciation for the intricacies of automated healthcare systems. Introduces characteristics, benefits, and issues surrounding the development and use of Computerized Patient Records (CPR). Disaster planning and recovery provides specific measures for back-up restoration of PCs. Telehealth familiarizes readers withlegal and technical issues.

HANDBOOK OF INFORMATICS FOR NURSES & HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5/e is a complete and up-to-date overview of the key issues related to adoption and use of health information technology and nursing informatics, with detailed practical information to support students and professionals in the field. Intended to address all the concepts, skills, and tasks professionals need to achieve the nation's healthcare information technology goals, it contains three major sections: General Computer Information, Health Care Information Systems, and Specialty Applications. Major themes of privacy, confidentiality, and information security are woven throughout; project management is introduced in the context of strategic planning, and addressed in many other chapters. This edition contains extensive new coverage throughout, along with eight new chapters addressing issues such as Personal Health Records (PHRs), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), usability, and consumer education.

"The idea for Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals first came from the realization that there were few resources that provided practical information about computer applications and information systems in healthcare. From its inception, this book served as a guide for nurses and other healthcare professionals who needed to learn how to adapt and use computer applications and informatics in the workplace. Over time, this text became a reliable resource for students in a variety of healthcare professions who needed to develop and deepen informatics competencies. This book serves undergraduates, graduates, and post graduates who need a historical to current view of healthcare informatics and constantly changing paradigm of value generated through healthcare informatics. It has also served as a review resource for the American Nurses Credentialing Center nursing informatics certification exam"--

This useful handbook introduces nurses and other health care professionals to the most current application of computer-related technology in the health care environment. Included are the various forms of electronic communication and ways to use it more effectively. New coverage of web-based technology, search tools, and evaluation criteria for online material are presented along with regulatory and accreditation requirements, such as HIPAA. Completely updated, the fourth edition offers a clearly written overview of informatics, as well as practical applications of computer-based education for day-to-day use.