Health care informatics : a skills-based resource /
Bill G. Felkey, Brent I. Fox, Margaret R. Thrower
- Washington : APhA, 2006
- xiii, 417 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
What is informatics? -- Computer and network basics -- Data processing in health care -- Information systems in health care -- The Internet -- Telecommunication in health care -- Point of care technology -- Literature retrieval -- Finding resources electronically -- Evaluating the literature -- Tools for bringing evidence into practice -- Telehealth -- E-commerce -- Patient and professional education -- Privacy, security, HIPAA, and related matters -- The future of health care informatics