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Health Informatics: Practical Guide 8th Edition by William Hersh, ISBN-13: 978-1387854752
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- Publisher: Lulu.com (July 29, 2022)
- Language: English
- 470 pages
- ISBN-10: 1387854755
- ISBN-13: 978-1387854752
Health informatics (also known as biomedical and health informatics or just plain informatics) is the field concerned with the optimal use of data and information, usually aided by technology, to improve individual health, healthcare, public health, and biomedical research. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major areas of the field, both for those who are just beginning their studies or are already working in the field. This 8th edition reflects the current knowledge of the field and provides learning objectives, extensive references, and additional readings.
The goal of this textbook is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the field of health informatics (also known as biomedical and health informatics or just plain informatics) for students. The book can also serve as a current update for those who are already practitioners. As in any professional field, there is a knowledge base and history of scientific progress in informatics that informs current practice.
The impetus for this book came from Robert Hoyt, MD, who served as the lead Editor for the first seven editions. In preparing the seventh edition, Dr. Hoyt engaged me as a Co-Editor, with the plan for me to become the Editor of the 8th edition, and hopefully beyond. Dr. Hoyt and his wife Dr. Ann Yoshihashi have been great mentors in the process of putting a book like this together.
This book is aimed at those who wish to learn about the field of biomedical and health informatics. The content is almost completely redone from previous editions and roughly follows a course I have taught for three decades to about 5000 students in a graduate course at Oregon Health & Science University, the American Medical Informatics Association 10×10 (“ten by ten”) program, and a number of other derivative courses for medical students, graduate students, and health IT professionals. I have engaged a variety of other authors for many of the chapters to give additional expertise and perspective. This edition of the book is completely rewritten from earlier editions, reflecting the profound change and progress in the field.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics
A Short History of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Computing Concepts for Biomedicine and Health
Electronic Health Records
Standards and Interoperability
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Clinical Decision Support
Natural Language Processing
Safety, Quality, and Value
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
EHR System Selection and Implementation
Telemedicine and Telehealth
Privacy and Security
Information Retrieval (Search)
Clinical Research Informatics
Translational Bioinformatics
Nursing Informatics
Consumer Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Evidence-Based Medicine
Imaging Informatics
Ethical Issues in Health Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
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