Health IT JumpStart : the best first step toward an IT career in health information technology / Patrick Wilson, Scott McEvoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Patrick G.

Contributor:

McEvoy, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration--Information technology.

Health services administration.

Medical informatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

IT professionals can learn how to launch a career in health information technology Government regulation is mandating that all physician practices, hospitals, labs, etc. move to electronic health records (EHR) by 2014, which, in turn, will create a demand for IT professionals to help medical facilities make this transition as smooth as possible. This book helps IT professionals make the move into health information technology (HIT) and shows you how EHRs can be securely created, maintained, distributed, and backed up under government regulations. The author duo is a pair of HIT expe

Contents:

Health IT JumpStart; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents; Introduction; Chapter1: Healthcare Ecosystem: Past, Present, and Future; Healthcare Primer; Computer Use in Healthcare; Healthcare IT Lingo; Government Regulations; Workflows in Medical Practice; Keeping Current; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 2: Building Relationships and Continuing Education; MGMA; HIMSS; HITRUST; MS-HUG; Cisco Connected Health; CompTIA Health IT Community; Local Communities; Regional Extension Centers; Blogs Worth Reading; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 3: Healthcare Lingo

Medical TerminologyColor Codes; Healthcare Terminology; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 4: HIPAA Regulations; HIPAA Overview; HIPAA Elements; Title II: Administrative Simplification and Fraud Prevention; Electronic Data Interchange; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 5: HITECH Regulations; HITECH Background; Business Associates; Breach Notification; Penalties; Accounting of Disclosures; Minimum Necessary; Marketing and Sale of PHI; How HITECH Affects Different CE Scenarios; National Health Information Network; Personal Health Records; Terms to Know; Review Questions

Chapter 6: ARRA FundingARRA Background; EHR Adoption; Funding for Eligible Professionals; Funding and Eligibility for Hospitals; Medicaid Incentives; Meaningful Use: Stage 1; Proposed Meaningful Use Objectives: Stage 2 and Stage 3; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 7: PCI and Other Regulations; PCI-DSS; Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.0; California State Law SB 1386; Sarbanes-Oxley; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 8: Operational Workflow: Front Office; Medical Practice as a Business; Basic Workflow; Patient Impact; Keys to Successful Processes; Terms to Know; Review Questions

Chapter 9: Operational Workflow: Back OfficeRevenue Management Cycle; Contracts; Medical Coding and Billing; HIPAA and EDI; Claims Process; Charge Creation; Collections Process; Third-Party Billing; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 10: Operational Workflow: Nursing; Nursing Process; Operational Workflow; Evidence-Based Practice; Nursing Technology Implementation; Nursing Technology Innovations; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 11: Operational Workflow: Clinician; Challenges; Needs of the Clinician; Point-of-Care Devices; Implementing the Right Technology; Remote Access

Continuing EducationRegional Extension Center; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 12: Clinical Applications; Maternal and Infant Care Systems; Radiology Information Systems; Picture Archiving and Communications System; Encounter Forms; Prescription Labels; Patient Eligibility; Third-Party Databases for Drugs; Third-Party Databases for Toxicology; Laboratory Systems; Disease Registries; Emergency Department Systems; Cardiology Systems; Clinical Decision Support Systems; Pharmacy Systems; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 13: Administrative Applications; Practice Management System

Accounting Applications

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613295170

9781283295178

1283295172

9781118203941

1118203941

OCLC:

815647503