Clinical Handbook in Neurology. Regarded as one of the “bibles” of Neurology, this encyclopedic certification and recertification board review manual covers all aspects of Neurology and is an unmatched resource for all physicians and healthcare practitioners.
There are 34 chapters organized as follows: I.) Two initial chapters on the neurological examination (adult and child). II.) Four chapters on practical neuroscience – neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroradiology and neuropathology. III.) Clinical Handbook in Neurology. Clinical Handbook in Neurology. Clinical Handbook in Neurology. Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology. 2012 Annual Report of the U.S. Hospital IT Market - HIMSS. Rethinking Return on Investment. Rethinking Return on Investment: The Challenge of Accountable Meaningful Use offers a timely exploration of the value achieved through the Meaningful Use of electronic health records and other components of the HITECH legislation.
The authors provide a look back at how ROI of health IT has typically been measured and explore how Meaningful Use regulations are driving healthcare organizations to adopt a value-based purchasing model—thus challenging readers to rethink how they define the ROI of health IT. The authors examine Meaningful Use within a three-stage Value Management Framework: value identification, value realization and value optimization. To assist organizations in evaluating how to drive value out of an investment in people, processes and technology, the book includes numerous value maps for measuring a project’s benefits, such as quality improvement, care management and cost reduction. Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and Management Systems.
Second Edition (Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information Management Systems: The CPHIMS Review Guide) is available here Get ready for the CPHIMS exam with this helpful resource!
This exam preparation guide and comprehensive resource has been specifically developed to follow the CPHIMS exam content, so you can be guaranteed of the most current and 'need to know' information. This book will help you maximize your exam preparation and optimize your potential for success. Performance Management in Healthcare. Performance management, often referred to as process management, is a strategy that can be used to achieve an optimum mix of quality, safety, patient satisfaction and solvency.
The basis of performance management is the effective use of resources, as measured by quantifying processes and outcomes using key performance indicators (KPIs)—core measures that gauge the performance of an organization in particular areas. There is more to performance management than selecting a few KPIs from a list and feeding them into a graphical dashboard system. It’s about behavior change, leadership and vision.
The CMIO Survival Guide. Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support. This new edition of the authoritative guide to clinical decision support implementation has been substantially enhanced with expanded and updated guidance on using CDS interventions to improve care delivery and outcomes in diverse care settings.
Building on the collaborations that produced the previous award-winning and bestselling books in the HIMSS CDS Guidebook Series, this guidebook’s authors synthesized critical success factors from the literature and scores of stakeholders from healthcare delivery organizations, professional societies, vendors, federal agencies and other sources. This edition has been reorganized into parts that help readers: (1) set up (or refine) a successful CDS program in a hospital, health system or physician practice; and (2) configure and launch specific CDS interventions that recipients appreciate and that measurably improve targeted outcomes.
Complete Guide and Toolkit to Successful EHR Adoption. Easy-to-follow guide to successful EHR adoption!
An EHR transformation touches virtually every aspect of a medical practice and brings about an entirely new way of thinking and managing a practice. Regardless of where you are in your EHR implementation journey--adopting a new EHR or trying to optimize an existing EHR, the Complete Guide and Toolkit explores the process in a practical, easy-to-follow way, offering proven strategies for success. This book presents methods for developing an implementation plan and project budget, selecting the right vendor and preparing one's medical practice for transitioning from paper records.
The Healthcare Information Technology Fieldbook. Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer. Second Edition to a HIMSS best seller!
Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer is the follow-up to the award-winning first edition. Published in 2007, the first edition examined how information technologies applied in hospitals settings, at the physician's office and in patients' homes were transforming healthcare delivery. This updated edition also examines the advances that have taken place in the past four years, as healthcare providers increasingly utilize health IT, including ambulatory electronic health records, clinical decision support, personal health records, identity management, and health information exchange to care for patients and improve quality and patient safety. New to this second edition are chapters focused on how federal legislation--namely, ARRA and HITECH--are providing financial incentives for healthcare providers that demonstrate the meaningful use of health IT. Go-Live: Smart Strategies from Davies Award-Winning EHR Implementations. Dictionary of Healthcare Information Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizations.
Beyond Return on Investment. mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems. mHealth: From Smartphone to Smart Systems provides a high level and comprehensive survey of the emergence of mobile technology healthcare.
This book looks beyond the already-popular devices and apps associated with mHealth, exploring the major role this technology could play as healthcare steers inexorably toward an architecture in which key decision making occurs at the point-of-care. In its fullest flowering, mHealth will serve as the catalyst that effectively addresses healthcare’s most intractable problems—quality and cost—and will form the centerpiece of healthcare programs aimed at chronic disease management, population health, wellness and prevention. This book covers a variety of topics, including an industry assessment of mHealth solutions, clinical and business applications, privacy and security concerns, stakeholder involvement, infrastructure issues and much more. Implementing Business Intelligence in Your Healthcare Organization. Implementing Business Intelligence in Your Healthcare Organization offers an inside look at how healthcare organizations of all sizes can use business intelligence to consistently monitor and improve upon patient outcomes, workload and costs.
Implementing business intelligence is a strategic activity that channels the outcomes of performance throughout the healthcare organization and its stakeholders. Additionally, business intelligence provides a visual, high-level view of historical trends, current operations and predictive analysis. Nursing Informatics for the 21st Century.
Second Edition of a HIMSS best seller and Book of the Year winner!
This book is the follow-up to the highly successful, award-winning first edition, a critical resource in chronicling the huge historical shift in nursing linked to the explosion of electronic health record (EHR) national strategies and health policies around the globe. This updated edition, co-published by the American Medical Informatics Association, examines the revolution that has occurred in nursing and explores the role information technology is playing in this transformation, with a thoughtful examination of nursing practice, science and research, and education across the globe. 2012 Annual Report of the U.S. Hospital IT Market. Get the latest analysis and research findings on Industry Overview Hospital IT Operating and Capital Expenses Financial Management Environments Financial Decision Support Environments Human Resource Environments Revenue Cycle Management Environments Next Generation Revenue Cycle Management Index Health Information Management Environments Document Management Environment Nursing Applications Environments Ancillary/Department Clinical Systems Environments Operating Room Environments Hospital Affiliated Ambulatory System Environments Radiology PACS Environments Cardiology PACS Environments Bar Code Technology Environments Laboratory Information Environments Electronic Medical Record Environments Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM) The 2012 Annual Report of the U.S.
Hospital IT Market is produced jointly by HIMSS and HIMSS AnalyticsTM LLC, the wholly-owned market-research arm of HIMSS. Data used in the study comes from the HIMSS AnalyticsTM Database. 2012. Improving Medication Use and Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: Winner of the HIMSS Book of the Year Award! This Guide is the result of a ground-breaking collaboration by dozens of individuals and organizations, with diverse perspectives and competencies, and is co-published by HIMSS, the Scottsdale Institute, AMIA, ISMP, ASHP, and AMDIS. The Guide is designed to help clinical decision support implementers improve medication use and associated outcomes in their organizations by providing practical recommendations for successfully implementing CDS focused on these targets. Change Management Strategies for an Effective EMR Implementation. Winner of HIMSS Book of the Year Award! Despite the promise of improving care and other benefits, EMR implementations are highly disruptive to the organization.
This book prepares you to lead or participate successfully in change management/technology adoption efforts, so that meaningful use of EMRs can be achieved. The authors provide successful strategies to plan and implement change. The content is based on their decades of combined experience managing the people side of implementation. The book covers the importance of making a business case for change management, explaining why technology implementations will not deliver benefits without significant focus on users.