Medical Informatics An Executive Primer
This fourth edition of HIMSS' award-winning, bestseller explores how clinicians, patients, and health IT stakeholders are collaborating to support high-value care through health IT. The revised and updated Fourth Edition continues to explore information technologies applied in hospital settings, at the physician's office and in patients' homes to provide high-value patient care. Developed for healthcare executives, the book looks at how clinicians, patients and health IT stakeholders are collaborating on a 'team-based, ' IT-enabled approach to healthcare in today's world of meaningful use and accountable care and is an excellent resource for those seeking to ensure the effective use of health IT to improve value while also addressing physician concerns about health IT usability, interoperability, safety and security.
Written by a group of industry experts and thought leaders, this book offers provider success stories on utilizing health IT-such as EHRs, clinical decision support, telehealth and electronic quality measure reporting to transform healthcare, while addressing health IT usability, interoperability, privacy and security concerns and meeting federal regulations. New to this edition are chapters focused on how health IT innovations, mobile technologies and personal digital tools are demonstrating the value of health IT. Medical Informatics also explores successful EHR implementations by organizations recognized with the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence, through case studies focused on patient engagement, population management, clinical and business intelligence, health information exchange and patient readmission prevention.
| Publisher Name | Productivity Press |
|---|---|
| Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
| Format | Audio |
| Bisac Subject Major | MED |
| Language | NG |
| Isbn 10 | 1138390887 |
| Isbn 13 | 9781138390881 |
| Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
| Series | 000794498 |
| Dimensions | 00.00" H x 00.00" L x 00.00" W |
| Page Count | 256 |
Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM has 27 years of a primary care medical practice experience. He has achieved board certification in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Clinical Informatics and Quality Assurance. He serves as Chairman of the Richmond County Medical Society HIT Committee. Dr. Volpe is the recipient of the 2007 IPRO Quality Award. The award was presented in recognition of his commitment to improving care for Medicare beneficiaries, as reflected in the work he has done to create a patient-focused environment within his practice, and his work as a physician champion in promoting the use of electronic health records and health information technology for quality improvement. He is currently the Attending Physician, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Staten Island University Hospital. Additional achievements include:
