Preface

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1

Introduction to Health Systems Informatics   Gordon D. Brown, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, and Timothy B. Patrick

1

Case Study

Dog Days and Information Technology   Gordon D. Brown

21

2

Biomedical Vocabulary and Standards: Information Building Blocks   Timothy B. Patrick

23

Case Study

A Problem of Display Codes   Timothy B. Patrick

35

3

Selection and Implementation of EMR Systems   Win Phillips

37

Case Study

Zenith Internal Medicine   Win Phillips

58

4

Evidence-based Clinical Decision Making   Gordon D. Brown

63

Case Study

Developing a Rapid Response Team at University Hospital   Karen R. Cox

86

5

Clinical Decision Support in Medicine   Yang Gong

93

Case Study

Project IMPACT: Clinical Decision Support in Critical Care   Gordon D. Brown

104

6

Clinical Decision Support in Nursing   Norma M. Lang and Timothy B. Patrick

109

Case Study

Questions of Evidence   Timothy B. Patrick and Norma M. Lang

121

7

The Coming of the Corporation: Transforming Clinical Work Processes   Gordon D. Brown

125

Case Study

Transforming the Clinical Process at Farmington Endoscopy Center   William C. Kinney

144

8

Knowledge-based Clinical Decision Making   Gordon D. Brown, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, and Mihail Popescu

151

Case Study

Knowledge Management in Accountable Care Organizations   Gordon D. Brown

172

9

Predictive Analytics in Knowledge Management   Gordon D. Brown, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, and Mihail Popescu

175

Case Study

Analytics for Disease Management and Wellness   Gordon D. Brown, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, and Mihaii Popescu

193

10

The Crucial Role of People and Information in Healthcare Organizations   Naresh Khatri, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, and Lanis L. Hicks

197

Case Study

University Hospital   Naresh Khatri

210

11

E-Health and Consumer Health Informatics   George Demiris and Blaine Reeder

213

Case Study

Blue River Home Care   George Demiris and Blaine Reeder

236

12

Genomic Medicine: Informatics Implications and Opportunities   Mark A. Hoffman

241

Case Study

Whose Body?   Timothy B. Patrick, Peter J. Tonellato, and Mark A. Hoffman

256

13

Health Information Privacy and Security   Dixie B. Baker

261

Case Study

Heinz Children’s Health   Dixie B. Baker

276

14

Strategic Valuation of Enterprise Information Technology Architecture   Gordon D. Brown and Ricky C. Leung

281

Case Study

Metro Health’s New Information System   Gordon D. Brown

302

15

Health Systems in the Information Age   Gordon D. Brown

307

Case Study

Medical Banking: The Next Frontier of Health Information Technology and Financing   Gordon D. Brown

326

Glossary

331

References

337

Index

373