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This unique book draws on research that constituted the first major nationwide evaluation of the use and impact of key digital health information platforms which were provided to thousands of health consumers in the UK. The authors offer the first comprehensive and detailed comparison of usage and impact of the three major ICT platforms delivering health information - the internet, touch-screen kiosks and digital interactive television. It provides an extensive reference source on how health consumers behave when online, whether this differs according to digital platform or type of user, how users perceive digital health services and what health benefits these services deliver. The book will be invaluable reading for all those interested in digital health information - students, academics, health policy-makers and information managers. ... Read more

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Healthcare Information Management Systems, Third edition, will be a comprehensive volume addressing the technical, organizational, and management issues confronted by healthcare professionals in the selection, implementation, and management of healthcare information systems. With contributions from experts in the field, this book focuses on topics such as strategic planning, turning a plan into reality, implementation, patient-centered technologies, privacy, the new culture of patient safety, and the future of technologies in progress. With the addition of 28 new chapters, the Third Edition is also richly peppered with case studies of implementation, both in the United States and abroad. The case studies are evidence that information technology can be implemented efficiently to yield results, yet they do not overlook pitfalls, hurdles, and other challenges that are encountered. Designed for use by physicians, nurses, nursing and medical directors, department heads, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and healthcare informaticians, the book aims to be a indispensible reference.

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describes current and future systems
The book is not primarily meant for an IT person. Rather, its chapters are pitched at various types of administrators and managers within a hospital (or related organisation) that need to understand what is available in terms of information management. So the chapters are written in the context of those backgrounds.

Having said this, an IT manager for a hospital, or for an IT firm that wants to develop systems for hospitals, can read this book profitably. It describes current systems and desirable properties of future systems in ways that customers can appreciate. For you, it is vital to understand these viewpoints if you intend to develop, maintain or sell management systems to them.

Student oriented - very basic and theoretical
The book seems to be oriented towards students learning about information systems in the healthcare context and is quite elementary in the topics covered.I didn't learn very much and preferred "InformationTechnology for Integrated Health Systems" (an Errnst and Young book)edited by Kerry Kinsinger and Sandra Borchardt. ... Read more

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Guidelines for Improving Your Return on Investments

Learn how to lower financial risk with these strategies for benefits-based information technology (IT) investment planning. The authors provide a centralized framework for establishing IT requirements and making sound IT investment decisions. The book also leads you in identifying objectives and focusing on the middle steps
of IT planning--from formulating investment guidelines to determining return on investment expectations. With case studies and a useful glossary, this easy-to-understand tool is ideal for the expert and novice alike.

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E-Health Systems Diffusion and Use: The Innovation, the User and the Use IT Model offers an overview of the use and diffusion of information systems in the health care sector with particular attention to the role of the user. This book starts with classic contributions and modifications and then continues with contemporary contributions, which include both qualitative and quantitative approaches. ... Read more

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Guidance on how to organize healthcare IT finally available
Healthcare information systems are a hard topic for practitioners as academics as well. Demand for up-to-date and quality information is intense.This book offers information much in demand. In addition to guidance on information systems, the book gives deep insights on how to organize health care organizations and their processes. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from City Limits, published by City Limits Community Information Service, Inc. on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 4149 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Misrepresenting families: what happens when there are more foster care cases than lawyers to take them? In family court, 'the system itself breaks down'.
Author: Wendy Davis
Publication: City Limits (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: City Limits Community Information Service, Inc.
Volume: 28Issue: 6Page: 24(6)

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