Information management for health professions / Merida L. Johns.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Model of Practice for Health Information Management -- Definitions of Health Information Management -- Traditional Definitions of Information Management -- Traditional Roles of Health Information Managers -- Requirements for Role Change -- The Health Information Manager as an Information Broker -- Model of Practice -- Information Engineering Domain -- Information Retrieval Domain -- Information Analysis -- Policy Development -- The Successful Health Information Manager -- Concepts of Health Information Management -- Defining an Information System -- Information System Concepts -- Information System Components -- Information System Processes -- Categories of Information Systems -- Information Systems and the Organization -- Strategic Nature of Information Systems -- Levels of Organizational Decision Making -- The Life Cycle of Information Systems in the Organization -- Managing the Information Resource -- Impact of Information Systems Technology on the Organization -- The Importance of Systems Thinking -- Information Systems in Health Care -- History of Information Systems in Health Care -- Distinctions Between Data, Information, and Knowledge -- Evolution of Information Systems in Health Care -- Current Applications and Trends in Health-Care Information Systems -- Clinical Applications and Systems -- Computer-Based Patient Record (CPR) -- Administrative and Management Applications -- Current Trends in Health Information Systems -- Clinical Information Systems -- E-Commerce and E-Health -- Standards Development -- Privacy and Security -- Technology Developments -- Management of the Information Resource and Standards Development -- The Virtual Health-Care Information System -- Strategic Planning for Information Systems -- Health-Care Organizational Strategic Planning Process -- Organizing Resources -- Environmental and Internal Analyses -- Generating Options and Developing and Enterprise Strategy -- Information System Strategic Planning -- Information System Strategic Planning Methods -- Developing a Customized Information Systems Planning Methodology -- The Health Information Manager's Role in Strategic IS Planning -- Design and Development of Information Systems -- Systems Development Life Cycle -- New Approaches and New Tools -- Information Engineering -- Object-Oriented Analysis -- Rapid Application Development -- Use of New Approaches for Analysis and Design -- Data Modeling -- A Definition of Data Modeling -- Categories of Data Models -- Content of a Conceptual or Business Data Model -- Data Modeling Methods and Styles -- Steps in the Data Modeling Process -- Developing Data Model Diagrams -- Martin Information Engineering Style -- A Sample Data Modeling Diagram Project -- Translation of the Conceptual Data Model to a Physical Data Model -- Process Model Techniques -- Object-Oriented Modeling -- Database Management Concepts -- Database Management Concepts -- Files, Records, and Fields -- File versus Database Processing -- Database Structure Models -- Database Management System Functions -- Storing, Retrieving, and Updating Functions -- Data Dictionary -- User Interface -- Transaction Support -- Data Integrity Services -- Concurrent Processing Controls -- Recovery Services -- Authorization Controls -- Types of Organizational Databases -- Transactional Databases -- Analytical Databases -- Distributed Databases -- External Databases -- Data Warehouses -- Data Marts -- Data Mining -- Functions of Data and Database Administrators -- Data Administrator Roles -- Database Administrator Functions -- Managing Data Quality -- The Origins of Data Quality -- Characteristics of Data Quality -- Determining the Quality of Data -- Determining Data Quality Requirements -- Measuring and Tracking Data Quality -- Analyzing Results of Monitoring and Tracking -- Improving Processes That Use and Create Data -- Implementing Information Systems Data Control Features -- Data Retrieval and Analysis -- Retrieval and Manipulation of Data -- Structured Query Language -- Query by Example -- Analyzing Data -- Analysis Design -- Sample Case Data -- Descriptive Measures -- Determining Significance and Group Differences -- Data Presentation Techniques -- Graphing Data -- Use of Computer Statistical Packages -- Security, Audit, and Control of Health Data -- Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Data -- Legislative Protection of Privacy -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -- Security Fundamentals -- Protecting Informational Privacy -- Protecting Data Integrity -- Ensuring Data Availability -- Establishing a Security Program -- Components of a Security Program -- Risk Analysis and Management -- Risk Analysis -- Sample Risk Assessment -- Development of Countermeasures -- Prevention and Control Countermeasures -- Personnel Security -- Physical Security -- Hardware Security -- Software Security -- Communications Security -- Business Continuity Planning -- Goals of the Business Continuity Plan -- Development and Content of the Business Continuity Plan -- HIPPA Security Provisions.

Updated with a real-world focus, Information Management for Health Care Professions, 2E is ideal for courses in baccalaureate and masters level programs in health information management, health services management, and similar programs. The text introduces the fundamentals of health information management in this era of computer-based patient records. Throughout its coverage of all the key areas of study within health information management, there is an emphasis on the use of information as an asset and the manager's role in planning and setting procedures for its proper storage, maintenance, usage, and security. Updated chapters explore the latest legislation affecting health data as well as the utilization of data warehousing, web technologies and database management systems in health information practice. Students will appreciate the new learning aids included in each chapter including Reality Checks, which focus on real life examples to reinforce concepts, and Exploring the Web, which suggest Web searches to enhance the learning experience.