2nd Edition

Healthcare Information Systems

Edited By Kevin Beaver Copyright 2002
520 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

520 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

520 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

The move to manage medicine from a financial perspective, i.e. managed care, has added huge layers of bureaucratic and administrative functions to healthcare. The need to have the ability to track patient medical records, mandated by government legislation such as HIPAA, is bringing new technologies and processes into the healthcare arena. A universal medical record system and absolute patient... Read more
Introduction and Overview. Healthcare Systems. Disaster Planning and System Security. Standards and the Regulatory Environment. Improving Quality, Reducing Risks, and Understanding Costs. EMR and the Data Warehouse. The Changing Organization. HIPAA. Telemedicine and the Internet. Emerging Technologies.

Biography

Kevin Beaver