Key Advances in Clinical Informatics: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology

Key Advances in Clinical Informatics: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology provides a state-of-the-art overview of the most current subjects in clinical informatics. Leading international authorities write short, accessible, well-referenced chapters which bring readers up-to-date with key developments and likely future advances in the relevant subject areas. This book encompasses topics such as inpatient and outpatient clinical information systems, clinical decision support systems, health information technology, genomics, mobile health, telehealth and cloud-based computing. Additionally, it discusses privacy, confidentiality and security required for health data. Edited by internationally recognized authorities in the field of clinical informatics, the book is a valuable resource for medical/nursing students, clinical informaticists, clinicians in training, practicing clinicians and allied health professionals with an interest in health informatics. Presents a state-of-the-art overview of the most current subjects in clinical informatics.Provides summary boxes of key points at the beginning of each chapter to impart relevant messages in an easily digestible fashionIncludes internationally acclaimed experts contributing to chapters in one accessible textExplains and illustrates through international case studies to show how the evidence presented is applied in a real world setting INDICE: 1. An Overview of Clinical Informatics 2. Inpatient Clinical Information Systems 3. Outpatient Clinical Information Systems 4. Clinical Documentation 5. Interoperability 6. Privacy, Confidentiality and Security 7. HIT Policy 8. Health Information Technology and Value 9. Organizational Issues 10. Medication, Laboratory, and Radiology Testing 11. Bioinformatics and Precision Medicine 12. Knowledge Management and Computerized Guidelines 13. Mobile Health 14. HIT and Safety 15. Predictive Analytics and Population Health 16. An Apps-Based Information Economy in Healthcare 17. Cloud-based Computing 18. Social/consumer Informatics 19. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 20. Conclusions and future directions

• ISBN: 978-0-12-809523-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 05/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés