Electronic Health Records: Challenges in Design and Implementation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1926895932 ISBN 13: 9781926895932

Publisher: Apple Academic Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the challenges in electronic health records (EHR) design and implementation along with an introduction to the best practices that have been identified over the past several years. The book examines concerns surrounding EHR use and proposes eight examples of proper EHR use. It discusses the complex strategic planning that accompanies the systemic organizational changes associated with EHR programs and highlights key lessons learned regarding health information―including technology errors and risk management concerns.

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About the Author

Dean F. Sittig, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Biomedical Informatics in The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a member of the UT Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety. Dr. Sittig's research interests center on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of clinical information systems. In addition to Dr. Sittig's work on measuring the impact of clinical information systems on a large scale, he is working to improve our understanding of both the factors that lead to success, as well as, the unintended consequences associated with computer-based clinical decision support and provider order entry systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1926895932
• ISBN 13: 9781926895932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Sittig Dean F.