The move to manage medicine from a financial perspective, i.e. managed care, has added huge layers of bureaucratic and administrative functions to healthcare. The need to have the ability to track patient medical records, mandated by government legislation such as HIPAA, is bringing new technologies and processes into the healthcare arena. A universal medical record system and absolute patient portability is a definite possibility in the not too distant future. All of these issues beg for clear IT solutions. Healthcare Information Systems, Second Edition approaches these challenges and opportunitites as pieces of a complex puzzle. It not only brings you up-to-date on the technology involved, but also explains how that technology interrelates and affects healthcare organizations. The book gives you complete coverage of all aspects of information technology as it relates to the healthcare industry. In Healthcare Information Systems you will find: -An overview of healthcare systems -Tips on disaster planning and system security -Improving quality, reducing risks, and understanding costs -An in-depth look into the HIPAA regulations -EMR and the data warehouse -Information on managing the healthcare community -A look at the changing organization -Views on telemedicine, the Internet, and emerging technologies -Ideas on using IT to deal with increasing government regulation In addition, the new edition has expanded coverage of HIPAA, wireless networks and communications, telemedicine, and the increasing role of the Internet in all facets of healthcare. Healthcare Information Systems presents workable solutions to the real problems you will face both today and tomorrow.

This work provides an overview of healthcare information systems and offers tips on disaster planning and system security, ideas for improving quality and preventing risks, and strategies for using information technology to deal with increasing government regulation. This second edition contains expanded coverage of HIPAA regulations, wireless networks and communications, telemedicine, and the increasing role of the Internet in all facets of healthcare. Beaver specializes in information security. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The need to be able to track patients' medical records along with government legislation such as HIPAA is creating a need for new IT processes in healthcare. Healthcare Information Systems provides complete coverage on all aspects of information technology as it relates to the healthcare industry. It focuses on preparing IT professionals for the challenges they will face in the healthcare arena. The text provides up-to-date information on the technologies involved and explains how they interrelate and affect the healthcare organizations. This new edition provides expanded coverage of HIPAA, wireless networks and communications, telemedicine, and the increased role of the Internet in all facets of healthcare.

Ch. 1. Introduction — Ch. 2. Information technology in healthcare: a review of key applications — Ch. 3. Interface tools for healthcare information technology — Ch. 4. Wireless application directions — Ch. 5. Overcoming wireless LAN security vulnerabilities — Ch. 6. Using middleware for interoperable systems — Ch. 7. A complex multi-location enterprise: issues and possible solutions — Ch. 8. Building a culture for business continuity planning — Ch. 9. Security policies: the foundation for information protection — Ch. 10. Biometrics — Ch. 11. The role of the information management standards in the JCAHO network accreditation program — Ch. 12. HIPAA privacy in the healthcare industry — Ch. 13. Getting started with HIPAA security compliance — Ch. 14. HIPAA transactions and code sets: rule overview and implementation — Ch. 15. A tool for evaluating healthcare plans from a quality perspective: HEDIS — Ch. 16. Understanding and implementing computerized physician order entry — Ch. 17. Clinical decision support systems — Ch. 18. Risk management in information technology projects — Ch. 19. How much does this system really cost? — Ch. 20. Electronic medical records (EMR) — Ch. 21. The economic justification for electronic medical record systems — Ch. 22. Data warehousing: design through implementation for the healthcare professional — Ch. 23. Critical factors in developing a data warehouse — Ch. 24. Healthcare versus information technology — Ch. 25. Information systems and change: which one is the chicken and which is the egg? — Ch. 26. The role of the chief medical information officer — Ch. 27. Healthcare information services outsourcing — Ch. 28. International systems to support incremental improvement in healthcare — Ch. 29. Telemedicine — Ch. 30. Netting web customers — Ch. 31. Handheld technologies in healthcare — Ch. 32. Speech technologies — Ch. 33. The future of automated patient identification, bar coding, and smart cards — Ch. 34. Electronic messaging in the healthcare industry — Ch. 35. Improving information management with imaging.