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Why Healthcare IT?
Hospitals, insurance companies, billing services, medical practices, and public agencies all depend on technology to support efficiency, financial stability, and patient satisfaction.
This is creating a huge need for health information technology (HIT) experts!
Courses include a mix of IT and healthcare-related subjects that cover programming, data integration, web design, database management, healthcare operations and more – all to prepare you for what’s coming next in healthcare IT.
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MCCCD Course Competencies
1.Describe the current healthcare information systems environment including internal and external information. (I)
2. Compare patient-specific and aggregate data. (I)
3. Discuss healthcare data quality with an emphasis on data vs. information. (I, II)
4. Explain healthcare information regulations, laws and standards. (III)
5. Explain licensure, certification and accreditation as it applies to healthcare information technologies and systems. (III)
6. Describe the evolution of healthcare information systems with an emphasis on federal initiatives. (IV)
7. Describe technologies that support healthcare information systems. (V)
8. Explain healthcare data security. (V)
9. Explain current challenges with healthcare information technologies and systems. (VI)
10. Discuss achieving value in healthcare information systems. (VII)
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Health Care Information Systems by Call Number: R858 .W93 2017ISBN: 1119337186Publication Date: 2017-03-27BESTSELLING GUIDE, UPDATED WITH A NEW INFORMATION FOR TODAY'S HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT Health Care Information Systems is the newest version of the acclaimed text that offers the fundamental knowledge and tools needed to manage information and information resources effectively within a wide variety of health care organizations. It reviews the major environmental forces that shape the national health information landscape and offers guidance on the implementation, evaluation, and management of health care information systems. It also reviews relevant laws, regulations, and standards and explores the most pressing issues pertinent to senior level managers. It covers: Proven strategies for successfully acquiring and implementing health information systems. Efficient methods for assessing the value of a system. Changes in payment reform initiatives. New information on the role of information systems in managing in population health. A wealth of updated case studies of organizations experiencing management-related system challenges.
Books on Healthcare Information Systems
Crossing the Quality Chasm by ISBN: 9780309072809Publication Date: 2001-08-19"Second in a series of publications from the Institute of Medicine's Quality of Health Care in America project" Today's health care providers have more research findings and more technology available to them than ever before. Yet recent reports have raised serious doubts about the quality of health care in America. Crossing the Quality Chasm makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap. This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others. In this comprehensive volume the committee offers: A set of performance expectations for the 21st century health care system. A set of 10 new rules to guide patient-clinician relationships. A suggested organizing framework to better align the incentives inherent in payment and accountability with improvements in quality. Key steps to promote evidence-based practice and strengthen clinical information systems. Analyzing health care organizations as complex systems, Crossing the Quality Chasm also documents the causes of the quality gap, identifies current practices that impede quality care, and explores how systems approaches can be used to implement change.
Books
Careers in Health Information Technology (HIT) by
Describes 75 jobs and how to attain them Information technology is one of the fastest-growing segments of the labor market. This practical, one-stop career guide describes the depth and breadth of job opportunities and careers currently available in health information technology (HIT), and helps readers to enter and advance within this expanding field. The book offers guidance for students in higher education and currently employed individuals looking for mid-career opportunities. It includes a description of educational requirements for success in the HIT field and major themes of the HIT workforce such as informatics, provider-based jobs, vendor, government, and payer-based employment. The book describes quickest-route pathways for careers that require advanced training and professional associations that provide important information and resources. It examines the varied environments in which HIT careerists can work√>=hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices, the managed care and insurance sector, public health organizations, consulting firms and HIT vendors, and education and training√>=along with related job opportunities. Seventy-five jobs include a description, experience and/or education requirements, core competencies, salary, employment outlook, and references. Interviews with individuals in varied HIT careers present a human face that offers valuable advice. An international perspective on HIT workforce development addresses issues and challenges within other countries, and an industry expert sheds light on future expectations for the HIT industry. Links to job resources, and listings of professional conferences and meetings, add further value to the guide, as do job seeker "tips" throughout. Key Features: Provides comprehensive, practical information about health information technology (HIT) careers for students and mid-career job seekers Explores the great variety of work environments and job opportunities within them Details education requirements and quickest pathways to attain them Includes interviews with people currently in HIT careers, links to job resources, professional conferences and meetings, and helpful tips throughout Presents an international perspective on HIT career development and the future of HIT careers from industry experts
Call Number: eBook - click on titleISBN: 9780826129932Publication Date: 2014-08-01
Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies by
This book equips readers to understand a complex range of healthcare products that are used to diagnose, monitor, and treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. The first part of the book presents medical technologies such as medical information retrieval, tissue engineering techniques, 3D medical imaging, nanotechnology innovations in medicine, medical wireless sensor networks, and knowledge mining techniques in medicine. The second half of the book focuses on healthcare technologies including prediction hospital readmission risk, modeling e-health framework, personal Web in healthcare, security issues for medical records, and personalized services in healthcare. The contributors are leading world researchers who share their innovations, making this handbook the definitive resource on these topics. Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies is intended for a wide audience including academicians, designers, developers, researchers and advanced-level students. It is also valuable for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors within the medical and healthcare industries.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781461484950Publication Date: 2013-11-20
Healthcare Information Technology Innovation and Sustainability by
"This book presents research in the emerging field on information systems and informatics in the healthcare industry, addressing innovative concepts and critical issues through case studies and experimental research"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781466627970Publication Date: 2013-01-31
Understanding Healthcare Information by
In an age of internet resource guides, which suffer from the malaise of being outdated before they are published, this much-needed publication addresses the information chain in its entirety, offering a timeless method of understanding healthcare information resources. The author takes a holistic approach in her consideration of healthcare information, with the aim of building an overall understanding of it within the information society. The text analyses the domain of healthcare information, its organizational structures and history, and the nature of its resources and the drivers for change affecting them. It looks at examples of healthcare information resources from the perspective of different user groups, including healthcare professionals and consumers, and goes on to highlight areas of research into healthcare information, including evaluation studies, user and impact studies, bibliometrics, metadata and Web 2.0. The key areas covered are: the healthcare information domain the history of healthcare and its information environment producers and users of healthcare information healthcare information organization healthcare information sources, services and retrieval healthcare information and knowledge management. Readership: This book is written primarily for students of library and information science (LIS), studying either at masters or advanced undergraduate level, and also for practising information professionals and specialists who want to develop their knowledge and bring their skills up to date. It will also be of interest to anyone working in the field of library and information science wishing to understand healthcare information, especially public librarians, who are increasingly called on to advise on health resources, as well as anyone interested in 'healthcare literacy'.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781856049993Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Information Systems for Healthcare Management by
This updated best seller provides the comprehensive knowledge readers need to understand healthcare information technology (HIT) and to hone their skills in HIT management. The, book explores the areas where leaders must exhibit basic awareness or competency, including the evaluation, selection, and implementation of hardware, software, and communication systems and operational, management, and clinical applications. Each chapter has been revised to reflect current trends and challenges in the field as well as the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and other relevant federal mandates. Each chapter also features learning objectives and discussion questions. Links to web resources supplement the information presented on the major topics covered in each chapter. This hew edition includes a glossary of technical terms as well as a list of commonly used abbreviations. The Eight Edition covers the Following Topics: The five broad forces that will drive future change and potentially have profound impacts on HIT in and across organizations, The roles that government policy and healthcare reform play in influencing HIT, HIT governance and strategic planning in healthcare organizations, including pertinent background, organization of planning efforts, the importance of system integration, the basics of systems theory, and an overview of management control and decision support systems, The various elements of an information system-the devices, programs, and communication networks-and possible configurations that support clinical service delivery and associated business processes, The ten key operational and tactical processes that are critical to maximizing. HIT efficiencies and effectiveness, Electronic health records and financial applications as prime example of important technologies in patient care and financial management, The Major techniques used to evaluate an HIT investment Book jacket.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781567935998Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care by
The impact of information technology on the management of healthcare has been enormous in recent years, and it continues to grow in scope and complexity. This book presents papers from the 2014 International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH), held in Athens, Greece, in July 2014. The book includes 79 full papers and 12 poster presentations as well as keynotes, two workshops and three tutorials. Papers are divided into sections including: clinical informatics; decision support and intelligent systems; e-learning and education; health informatics, information management and technology assessment; healthcare IT; mobile technology in healthcare; public health informatics and issues; social and legal issues; and telemedicine. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of biomedical and health informatics.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781614994220Publication Date: 2014-07-15
Transforming Healthcare with Health Information Technology by
Information technology (IT) has the potential to transform healthcare as it has transformed many parts of our economy and society in recent decades. Despite this great promise, the impact of IT on healthcare over the past decade has so far been modest. Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States lags far behind in the use of electronic health records. This book examines how health information technology could improve the quality of healthcare and reduce its cost, and whether existing Federal efforts in health information technology are optimized for these goals.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781613244173Publication Date: 2011-09-01
Books on H.I.T. Systems
User-Driven Healthcare - Chapter 13: Information Security Standards for Health Information Systems: The Implementer's Approach by ISBN: 9781466627703Publication Date: 2013-01-31User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a global discussion on the practice of user driven learning in healthcare and connected disciplines and its influence on learning through clinical problem solving. This book brings together different perspectives for researchers and practitioners to develop a comprehensive framework of user-driven healthcare.- User-Driven Healthcare - Chapter 58: Privacy and Security in E-Health Applications by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781466627703Publication Date: 2013-01-31User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a global discussion on the practice of user driven learning in healthcare and connected disciplines and its influence on learning through clinical problem solving. This book brings together different perspectives for researchers and practitioners to develop a comprehensive framework of user-driven healthcare.
