Healthcare Information Management Systems: A Practical Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Technology for Consumers and Information Needs in Health Care....Pages 3-16
Physician Workstations....Pages 17-42
Health Information Networks....Pages 45-54
Strategic Information Technology for an Integrated Delivery System....Pages 55-63
American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Network....Pages 64-78
How Health Systems Affect Care....Pages 81-86
Community Family Practice Systems....Pages 87-91
Resource and Community Education Center....Pages 92-96
Case Management Guidelines....Pages 97-107
Patient Outcomes of Health Care: Integrating Outcomes Data into Management Information Systems....Pages 108-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-120
Information Systems Strategic Planning: A Healthcare Enterprise Approach....Pages 121-139
Information Systems: A Competitive Advantage for Managing Health Care....Pages 140-150
Methods and Models for Planning Strategically....Pages 151-162
The Chief Information Officer: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 163-172
Health Informatics and Organizational Change....Pages 175-192
The Legacy of Advancing Technology: Ethical Issues and Healthcare Information Management Systems....Pages 193-212
Centralized and Distributed Information Systems: Two Architecture Approaches for the 1990s....Pages 215-225
Choosing and Installing an Information System....Pages 226-235
Understanding the Purchasing and Installation Process....Pages 236-243
Computerization: Priorities for Nursing Administration....Pages 247-258
Front Matter....Pages 119-120
Nursing Informatics Research: The National Agenda....Pages 259-266
Using the Computer to Manage Change in the Clinical Pathology Lab....Pages 267-282
Computer-Enhanced Radiology: A Transformation to Imaging....Pages 283-296
Computer Skills Needed by Healthcare Executives....Pages 299-310
Technology-Assisted Training for the Clinical Nurse....Pages 311-317
Consulting in the Last Half of the 1990s....Pages 318-326
Maximizing the Benefits of Using Consultants....Pages 327-331
Managing Consulting Services: A Guide for the CIO....Pages 332-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-358