Information Technology for the Health Professions
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Information Technology — Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications Chapter Outline * Learning Objectives
* Information Technology and Computer Literacy
* Hardware and Software
* Hardware
* Input Devices
* Processing Hardware and Memory
* Output Devices
* Secondary Storage Devices
* Software
* System Software
* Application Software
* An Overview of Networking, Connectivity, and Telecommunications
* Uses of Telecommunications and Networking
* The Expansion of Wireless Technology: Cell Phones, GPS, Wi-Fi, and PDAs
* The Internet and the World Wide Web
* Intranets/Extranets
* Internet Services
* Selected Reading: David Pogue
“Like Having a Secretary in Your PC
* Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
* Related Web Sites
New Chapter 2: Medical Informatics: The Health Information Technology Decade
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
· Introduction
· Medical Informatics
The Health Information Technology Decade
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: A Brief Introduction
· The Patient Information Form
· The Paper Medical Record
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
The Electronic Health Record (HER)
Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)
The Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record
Computer Information Systems in Health Care
Does Computerization Improve Patient Outcomes?
· The Introduction of Computer Systems
Selected Reading: Milt Freudenheim
“Doctors Join to Promote Electronic Record Keeping”
Chapter Summary
Key terms
Review Exercises
Sources
New Chapter 3: An Introduction the Administrative Applications of Computers: Accounting
Chapter Outline * Learning Objectives
* Introduction
* Administrative Applications of Computer Technology in the Medical Office
* Medical Office Administrative Software -- An Overview
* Coding and Grouping Systems
* Accounting
* Insurance
* Claims
* Accounting Reports
* Selected Reading: Robert Pear, “Planned Medicaid Cuts Cause Rift With States”
* Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
Chapter 4 — Telemedicine
Chapter Outline
* Learning Objectives
* Overview
* Store-and-Forward Technology and Interactive Videoconferencing
* Teleradiology
* Telepathology
* Teledermatology
* Telecardiology
* Teleneurology
* Telestroke
* Epilepsy
* Email And Digital Cameras In Teleneurology
* Telepsychiatry
* Remote Monitoring Devices
* Telehome care
* Telemedicine in Prison
* Other telemedicine applications
* The Telenurse
* Issues in Telemedicine
* Selected Reading:
Kirk Johnson, “TV Screen, Not Couch, Is Required for This Session”
* Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
* Related Web Site
New Chapter 5 Information Technology in Public Health
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Definition
Social Inequality, Poverty, and Health
Using Computers to Study Disease
Statistics and Epidemics: A Historical Overview
The Emergence of New Infectious Diseases: AIDS, SARS, Bird Flu, West Nile Virus, Mad Cow
AIDS
SARS
Bird Flu
West Nile Virus
Mad Cow
Computer Modeling of Disease: Health Statistics and Infectious Disease
MIDAS (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study)
Climate Change: Global Warming
The Public Health Response to Hurricane Katrina
Discussion
Selected Readings:
Richard Pérez-Peña, “City Tackles Meningitis in Brooklyn”
Sewell Chan And Gardiner Harris, “Hurricane and Floods Overwhelmed Hospitals”
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Review Exercises
Sources
Related Web Sites
Chapter 6 — Information Technology in Radiology
Chapter Outline
* Learning Objectives
* Introduction
* X-rays
* Ultrasound
* Digital Imaging Techniques
* Computerized Tomography
* Magnetic Resonance Imaging
* Positron Emission Tomography
* SPECT Scanning
* Other Imaging Systems
* Bone Density Tests
* PACS
* Interventional Radiology: Bloodless Surgery
* Selected Reading:
David Leonhardt, “Political Clout in the Age of Outsourcing”
* Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
Chapter 7: Information Technology in Surgery — The Cutting Edge
Chapter Outline
* Learning Objectives
* Overview
* Computer-Assisted Surgery
* Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning
* Robots, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, and Augmented Reality
* ROBODOC, AESOP, ZEUS, MINERVA, and other robotic devices
* Augmented Reality
* Telepresence Surgery
* NEEMO
* The Operating Room of the Future
* Discussion
* Nanotechnology
* Conclusion
* Selected Readings:
Barnaby J. Feder, “Surgical Device Poses a Rare but Serious Peri l”
Michelle Meadows, “Computer-Assisted Surgery: An Update”
* Chapter Summary
* Key terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
* Related Web Site
Chapter 8: Information Technology Pharmacy
Chapter Outline
* Learning Objectives
* Overview
* The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
* Uncertified Medicines
* Biotechnology and The Human Genome Project
* Rational Drug Design
* Bioinformatics
* The Human Genome Project
* Developments in Biotechnology
* Computer Assisted Drug Trials
* Computer Assisted Drug Review
* The Computerized Pharmacy
* Computers and Drug Errors
* The Automated Community Pharmacy
* Automating the Hospital Pharmacy
* The Hospital Pharmacy Robot and Bar Codes
· Point-of-Use Drug Dispensing
· Computerized IVs and Bar-codes
· Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags
* Telepharmacy
* Drug Delivery on a Chip
* The Impact of Information Technology on Pharmacy
* Selected Readings
Nicholas Bakalar “Prevention: Computer Fails Its Drug Test”
Milt Freudenheim“Digital Rx: Take Two Aspirins and E-Mail Me in the Morning”
Ian Urbina “Panel Suggests Using Inmates in Drug Trials”
* Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
Chapter 9 — Information Technology in Dentistry
Chapter Outline
* Learning Objectives
* Overview
* Education
* Administrative Applications
* The Electronic Dental Chart
* Demographics And The Transformation Of Dentistry
* Computerized Instruments in Dentistry
* Endodontics
* Periodontics
* Cosmetic Dentistry
* Diagnosis and Expert Systems
* Diagnostic Tools
* X-rays
* Digital Radiography
* Electrical Conductance
* Emerging Methods
* Light Illumination
* Lasers in Dentistry
* Minimally Invasive Dentistry
* Surgery
* The Growth of Specialization
* Teledentistry
* Selected Reading
Jennifer Alsever “At the Dentist's Office, X-Rays, Root Canals and, Now, Pampering” * Chapter Summary
* Key Terms
* Review Exercises
* Sources
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.2008 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 233 x 177 mm |
| Gewicht | 572 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-13-159933-X / 013159933X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-159933-8 / 9780131599338 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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