Healthcare Information Management Systems, 4th edition, is a comprehensive volume addressing the technical, organizational and management issues confronted by healthcare professionals in the selection, implementation and management of healthcare information systems. With contributions from experts in the field, this book focuses on topics such as strategic planning, turning a plan into reality, implementation, patient-centered technologies, privacy, the new culture of patient safety and the future of technologies in progress. With the addition of many new chapters, the 4th Edition is also richly peppered with case studies of implementation. The case studies are evidence that information technology can be implemented efficiently to yield results, yet they do not overlook pitfalls, hurdles, and other challenges that are encountered. Designed for use by physicians, nurses, nursing and medical directors, department heads, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and healthcare informaticians, the book aims to be a indispensible reference.

Healthcare Information Management Systems, 4th edition, is a comprehensive volume addressing the technical, organizational and management issues confronted by healthcare professionals in the selection, implementation and management of healthcare information systems. With contributions from experts in the field, this book focuses on topics such as strategic planning, turning a plan into reality, implementation, patient-centered technologies, privacy, the new culture of patient safety and the future of technologies in progress. With the addition of many new chapters, the 4th Edition is also richly peppered with case studies of implementation. The case studies are evidence that information technology can be implemented efficiently to yield results, yet they do not overlook pitfalls, hurdles, and other challenges that are encountered. Designed for use by physicians, nurses, nursing and medical directors, department heads, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and healthcare informaticians, the book aims to be a indispensible reference.

Clinical Decision Support – History and Basic Concepts.- Electronic Health Record Features, Functions, and Privileges that Clinicians Need to Provide Safe and Effective Care for Adults and Children.- The Journey To Usablity:  A Vendor’s Perspective.- Snapshot at mid-stride: Current state of EHRs and their use by clinicians from a CMIO’s perspective.- The Evolution of EHR-S Functionality for Care and Coordination.- Great Promises of Healthcare Information Technology Deliver Less.- Ten Reasons Why Interoperability is Difficult.- The Evolution of Health Information Technology Policy in the United States.- Usability: Making it Real from Concepts to Implementation and End-User Adoption.- Incorporating Patient Generated Health Data into Chronic Disease Management: A Human Factors Approach.- Transformed Roles for a Transformed Healthcare System: Where Do Clinical Informaticists Fit in Now?.- Emerging Roles in Health and Healthcare.- Impact of the Digital Age on Transforming Healthcare.- Health Information Crossroad:  An opportunity to deliver real measurable outcomes for better health and well being.- Health IT's Essential Role in the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Practice-Based Population Health Management.- Patient-Interactive Healthcare Management, a Model for Achieving Patient Experience Excellence.- The Patient of the Future:  Participatory Medicine & Enabling Technologies.- Data Driven Patient Safety and Clinical Information Technology.- Simulation: A View Into The Future Of Education.- The Health Record Banking Model for Health Information Infrastructure.- Next Generation Wellness: A Technology Model for Personalizing Healthcare.- Wearable Technologies and Telehealth in Care Management for Chronic Illness.- The Role of Big Data and Analytics in Health Payer Transformation to Consumer-Centricity.- Interoperability: E Pluribus Unum.- Privacy & Data Security: HIPAA & HITECH.- Building a Reliable and Affordable System of Medical Care.- Engineering the Next Generation of Health Systems.- Emerging Clinical Decision Support Technology for the 21st Century.- Beyond Current HIMS: Future Visions and a Roadmap
Big Data Analytical Technologies and Decision Support in Critical Care.- Data Driven Analytics for Personalized Healthcare.- Cognitive Computing for Electronic Medical Records.- Health Information Systems 2025.