Information technology for the health professions

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 13
Reviewers......Page 16
 Chapter Outline......Page 18
 Clinical/Medical Informatics......Page 19
 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the Health Information Technology Decade......Page 20
 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (2010)......Page 21
 Administrative Applications of Computer Technology in the Medical Office......Page 22
 The Patient Information Form......Page 23
 The Electronic Health Record......Page 24
 The EHR and Big Data Analytics......Page 26
 Computer Information Systems in Health Care......Page 27
  Coding and Grouping......Page 28
 Insurance......Page 29
 Accounting Reports......Page 31
 Does Computerization Improve Patient Outcomes?......Page 37
 In the News......Page 38
 Chapter Summary......Page 39
 Key Terms......Page 40
 Review Exercises......Page 41
 Notes......Page 43
 Additional Resources......Page 46
 Chapter Outline......Page 50
 Overview......Page 51
 Store-and-Forward Technology and Interactive Videoconferencing......Page 52
 Teleradiology......Page 53
 Telepathology......Page 54
 Telecardiology......Page 55
  Telestroke......Page 56
  Parkinson’s Disease......Page 58
  Telepsychiatry......Page 59
 Remote Monitoring Devices......Page 60
 Telewound Care......Page 62
 Telehome Care......Page 63
 Telemedicine in Prison......Page 64
 Other Telemedicine Applications......Page 65
 The Telenurse......Page 67
 Smartphones and Tablet Computers......Page 68
 Is Telemedicine Effective?......Page 70
 Issues in Telemedicine......Page 72
 Chapter Summary......Page 74
 Review Exercises......Page 75
 Notes......Page 77
 Additional Resources......Page 85
 Related Websites......Page 93
 Chapter Outline......Page 94
  Definition......Page 95
  Social Inequality, Poverty, and Health......Page 96
 Using Computers to Study Disease......Page 98
 Statistics and Epidemics: A Historical Overview......Page 99
  AIDS......Page 102
  Antibiotic Resistance......Page 103
   MRSA......Page 104
   Zika Virus......Page 105
 Information Technology—Collection, Modeling, and Surveillance of Disease Agents......Page 106
 Climate Change: Global Warming......Page 108
 The Public Health Response to Hurricane Katrina......Page 110
 The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill......Page 111
 A Note on the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Disaster in Japan......Page 113
 The Opioid Overdose Epidemic......Page 114
 Discussion......Page 115
 Key Terms......Page 116
 Review Exercises......Page 117
 Notes......Page 119
 Additional Resources......Page 126
 Related Websites......Page 134
 Chapter Outline......Page 135
 Introduction......Page 136
 X-Rays......Page 137
 Ultrasound......Page 138
  Computed Tomography......Page 139
  Magnetic Resonance Imaging......Page 140
  Positron Emission Tomography......Page 143
  Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Scans......Page 144
 Other Imaging Technology......Page 145
 Computer-Aided Detection......Page 146
 Interventional Radiology: Bloodless Surgery......Page 147
 The Dangers of Medical Radiation......Page 149
 Key Terms......Page 151
 Review Exercises......Page 152
 Notes......Page 154
 Additional Resources......Page 158
 Related Websites......Page 162
 Chapter Outline......Page 163
  Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning......Page 164
 Computer-Assisted Surgery and Robotics......Page 165
  ROBODOC, AESOP, ZEUS, da Vinci, MINERVA, NeuroArm, and Other Robotic Devices......Page 166
  Issues in Robotic Surgery......Page 171
  Augmented Reality......Page 172
  Telepresence Surgery......Page 173
  NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation......Page 174
 Lasers in Surgery......Page 175
 Discussion and Future Directions......Page 176
 Conclusion......Page 177
 Chapter Summary......Page 178
 Review Exercises......Page 179
 Notes......Page 180
 Additional Resources......Page 183
 Related Websites......Page 186
 Chapter Outline......Page 187
 The Food and Drug Administration......Page 188
 Uncertified Medicines......Page 189
  Bioinformatics......Page 190
  The Human Genome Project......Page 191
  Developments in Biotechnology......Page 192
 Computer-Assisted Drug Trials......Page 194
  Computers and Drug Errors......Page 195
  The Automated Community Pharmacy......Page 197
   Point-of-Use Drug Dispensing......Page 198
   Computerized IVs and Barcodes......Page 201
 Telepharmacy......Page 202
 Drug Delivery on a Chip......Page 203
 In the News......Page 204
 Chapter Summary......Page 205
 Review Exercises......Page 206
 Notes......Page 207
 Additional Resources......Page 212
 Chapter Outline......Page 216
 Education......Page 217
 Administrative Applications......Page 218
  The Electronic Dental Chart......Page 221
 Demographics and the Transformation of Dentistry......Page 224
 Endodontics......Page 225
 Periodontics......Page 226
 Diagnosis and Expert Systems......Page 227
  Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scanner......Page 228
  Other Methods......Page 230
 Minimally Invasive Dentistry......Page 231
 Teledentistry......Page 232
 Key Terms......Page 233
 Review Exercises......Page 234
 Notes......Page 235
 Additional Resources......Page 236
 Related Websites......Page 238
 Chapter Outline......Page 239
  The Visible Human Project......Page 240
  Simulation Software......Page 242
  Virtual Reality Simulations......Page 243
   Patient Simulators......Page 245
 Distance Learning......Page 249
 Decision Support: Expert Systems......Page 250
 Health Information on the Internet......Page 251
  Medical Literature Databases......Page 252
  E-Mail......Page 254
  Self-Help on the Web......Page 255
  Support Groups on the Web......Page 256
 Health-Related Smartphone and Tablet Computer Apps......Page 257
 Computers and Psychiatry......Page 259
 Conclusion......Page 260
 Chapter Summary......Page 261
 Review Exercises......Page 262
 Notes......Page 264
 Additional Resources......Page 267
 Related Websites......Page 271
 Chapter Outline......Page 272
 Computerized Medical Instruments and Devices......Page 273
  Computerized Devices in Optometry/Ophthalmology......Page 275
 Assistive Devices......Page 277
  Augmentative Communication Devices......Page 279
 Prosthetic Devices......Page 280
 Computerized Functional Electrical Stimulation Technology......Page 284
 Computers in Rehabilitative Therapies......Page 286
 Chapter Summary......Page 287
 Key Terms......Page 288
 Review Exercises......Page 289
 Notes......Page 290
 Additional Resources......Page 294
 Related Websites......Page 298
 Chapter Outline......Page 299
 Security and Privacy—An Overview......Page 300
  Computer Technology and Crime......Page 301
  Security......Page 303
 Privacy......Page 306
   Government Databases......Page 307
   Private Databases......Page 309
  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and HITECH......Page 310
   Privacy of Medical Records Under HIPAA, HITECH, and the USA Patriot Act......Page 312
   Privacy and Genetic Information......Page 313
   Privacy and Electronic Health Records......Page 314
 Chapter Summary......Page 315
 Review Exercises......Page 316
 Notes......Page 318
 Additional Resources......Page 322
 Related Websites......Page 327
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