Information Technology for the Health Professions

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Computers in Health Care. Information Technology for the Health Professions provides a brief, general introduction to computer literacy and information technology--at a level appropriate for health care students. This is the only comprehensive survey of the interconnections of information technology (IT) and health care. It is the only up-to-date text that teaches computer literacy AND introduces students to the uses of information technology in health care delivery. It includes discussions of hardware and software, communications and networking, ethical issues, and privacy concerns. In addition, it discusses how IT is transforming every aspect of health care--from administrative applications (such as the electronic medical record), to clinical systems involved in direct patient care, to special-purpose applications (such as simulation software used in the education of health care professionals). The text examines the impact of IT on health care--specifically in the fields of radiology, telemedicine, surgery, medical devices, pharmacy, dentistry, and informational resources.

ISBN 0131175920   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780131175921 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 399 Imprint Prentice Hall   Published in Upper Saddle River Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780130831996 Publication date 07 Sep 2004   Height (mm) 235 Library of Congress R858.B856   Width (mm) 178 DEWEY 004.024613   Spine width (mm) 13 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

Ch. 1		Introduction to information technology - hardware, software, and telecommunications		1
Ch. 2		Security and privacy in an electronic age		19
Ch. 3		An introduction to medical informatics and the administrative applications of computers		41
Ch. 4		Telemedicine		59
Ch. 5		Information technology in radiology		79
Ch. 6		Information technology in dentistry		95
Ch. 7		Information technology in surgery		115
Ch. 8		Information technology in pharmacy		133
Ch. 9		Computerized medical devices, assistive technology, and prosthetic devices		155
Ch. 10		Informational resources : computer-assisted instruction, expert systems, and health information online		175
Ch. 11		Conclusion and future directions		205

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