LibGuides: Healthcare: Information Systems

Information Systems

Healthcare information systems broadly refer to a system that is designed to contain healthcare data. Different types of healthcare information systems include Electronic Health Records, Practice Management Software, Master Patient Indexes, Patient Portals, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Clinical Decision Support. These different systems combine to improve provider communication and patient outcomes.

The resources on the right are arranged by type: eBooks, journal articles, videos, and websites. They all relate to healthcare information systems in some way, though individual resources may focus on individual system types.

Information Systems

Computer systems for healthcare and medicine by Bilski, P. and Guerriero, F.
ISBN: 9781000795745
Publication Date: 2017
ProQuest Ebook Central
EHealth: Current evidence, promises, perils, and future directions by Hale, T. M.; Chou, W.-Y. S.; and Cotten, S. R.
ISBN: 9781787543225
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Health technology sourcebook by Mullin, G.
ISBN: 9780780815926
Publication Date: 2017
ProQuest Ebook Central
Security and privacy of electronic healthcare records: Concepts, paradigms and solutions by Tanwar, S.; Tyagi, S.; and Kumar, N.
ISBN: 9781785618987
Publication Date: 2019
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Telepsychiatry and health technologies: A Guide for mental health professionals by Yellowlees, P. and Shore, J. H.
ISBN: 9781615370856
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost

Designing and evaluating functional laboratory information system requirements integrated to hospital information systems by Farzandipour, M.; Meidani, Z.; and Sadeqi, J. M.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice [J Eval Clin Pract] 2019 Oct; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 788-799. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 28.
Empirical study of Nova Scotia nurses' adoption of healthcare information systems: Implications for management and policy-making by Ifinedo, P.
International Journal of Health Policy & Management. Apr2018, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p317-327. 11p.
Healthcare information systems: the cognitive challenge by Lintern, G. and Motavalli, A.
BMC medical informatics and decision making [BMC Med Inform Decis Mak] 2018 Jan 11; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 11.
Infrastructuring multicultural healthcare information systems by Dreessen, K. et al
Studies in health technology and informatics [Stud Health Technol Inform] 2017; Vol. 233, pp. 30-44.
Physician-user interaction and users' perceived service quality: evidence from Chinese mobile healthcare consultation by Tan, H. and Yan, M.
Information Technology & People; Vol. 33, Iss. 5, (2020): 1403-1426.
A semantic-based approach for managing healthcare big data: A survey by Hammad, R.; Barhoush, M.; and Abed-alguni, B. H.
Journal of Healthcare Engineering; 11/23/2020, p1-12, 12p
Smarter cyber risk governance for health care in a digital transformation age by Atluri, I.
ISSA Journal. Aug2018, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p27-31. 5p.

Heartbuds: A remote stethoscope
Films on Demand - 1:29
An updated version of the traditional stethoscope allows doctors to monitor the hearts of patients from the office, or even from halfway around the world.
Remote-controlled device rebuilds breasts after cancer
Films on Demand - 1:29
Coping with breast cancer surgery and treatment can be draining, but a new technology is making preparation for breast reconstruction easier on patients.
Tele-mental health documentation and medical necessity
Films on Demand - 1:06:31
In this video seminar, psychotherapist Beth Rontal explains how the requirements for clinical documentation and establishing medical necessity via telehealth differ from those for face-to-face services.
Telehealth 101 for mental health professionals
Films on Demand - 2:50:22
This video seminar with professor of counseling Dr. Jeff Ashby reviews the legal and ethical landscape for telehealth, discussing the Good Faith assumption, HIPAA, ethical codes, and practice across state lines
Telehealth: The new normal in the age of coronavirus
Films on Demand - 1:58:31
Explaining what telehealth is, this video seminar with telehealth consultant and pediatric occupational therapist Tracey Davis presents the benefits and challenges of telehealth and considers issues of insurance.
Your health data for sale
Alexander Street Video - 3:00
Hospitals in the U.S. pledge to keep a patient's health background confidential. Yet states from Washington to New York are putting privacy at risk by selling records that can be used to link a person's identity to medical conditions using public information.

Healthcare information and management systems society
(HIMSS) The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a global advisor, thought leader and member association committed to transforming the health ecosystem.
Health information systems: Health care for the present and future
(Ohio University) Information saves lives. This is especially true in the medical field. Health care administrators, doctors, and nurses who access patient and population health data can make crucial decisions about care that could make all the difference in the world to their patients.
HealthIT.gov
(The Office of the U.S. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) At the forefront of health IT, our vision is high-quality care, lower costs, healthy population, and engaged people.
A vision for a person-centered health information system
(National Academy of Medicine) The person-centered health information system (PCHIS) of the future leverages information technology enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) to support better, safer, and more affordable health care.
What is a health information system?
(Digital Guardian) A health information system (HIS) refers to a system designed to manage healthcare data. This includes systems that collect, store, manage and transmit a patient’s electronic medical record (EMR), a hospital’s operational management or a system supporting healthcare policy decisions.
What is health care information systems?
(The University of Alabama at Birmingham) Health care organizations’ increasing use of digital systems in every aspect of their operations is in step with general trends across industries, but with some unique factors.
What is telehealth?
(CCHP) Telehealth is a broad term that encompasses a variety of telecommunications technologies and tactics to provide health services from a distance.

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