Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

About the Editors and Authors

xvi

 

Acknowledgments

xviii

Chapter 1

Introduction to Computers

1

Chapter 2

Common Software Applications

33

Chapter 3

Data Quality

67

Chapter 4

Databases

89

Chapter 5

System Selection and Implementation

105

Chapter 6

Data Storage and Retrieval

149

Chapter 7

Computers in HIM

181

Chapter 8

Administrative Information Systems

207

Chapter 9

Clinical Information Systems

225

Chapter 10

Electronic Health Record

241

Chapter 11

Speech Recognition

277

Chapter 12

Privacy and Security

295

Chapter 13

Role of HTM Professionals in Information Systems

333

Chapter 14

The Future of Computers in Healthcare

359

Appendix A

E-Mail as a Provider-Patient Electronic Communication Medium and its Impact on the Electronic Health Record (AHIMA Practice Brief)

377

Appendix B

RFI/RFP Template

391

Appendix C

Answer Key: Check Your Understanding

399

 

Glossary

409

 

Index

441