Heath Care Information Systems - A Practical Approach for Health Care Management, 2nd Edition

An incredibly thorough overview of information systems (IS) and their importance in the health care industry, including

• An overview of the health care IT industry
• History of healthcare IS in the United States
• Fundamental characteristics of information, the uses to which it is put, and the process it supports
• Highly detailed discussion of the primary clinical and managerial applications of information (including electronic medical records), the value of information and IS to multiple stakeholders, and most important, the management of information and IS

This book is required reading for all those who toil in the field of healthcare management – whether as managers, professionals, consultants, suppliers and customers, students or scholars.