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Health IT JumpStart
The Best First Step Toward an IT Career in Health Information Technology
von Patrick Wilson und Scott McEvoyIT professionals can learn how to launch a career in healthinformation technology
Government regulation is mandating that all physician practices, hospitals, labs, etc. move to electronic health records (EHR) by2014, which, in turn, will create a demand for IT professionals tohelp medical facilities make this transition as smooth as possible. This book helps IT professionals make the move into healthinformation technology (HIT) and shows you how EHRs can be securelycreated, maintained, distributed, and backed up under governmentregulations.
The author duo is a pair of HIT experts who understand howmedical data works and willingly share their expertise with you sothat you can best serve this emerging, evolving market. You'llquickly benefit from using this book as your first step tounderstanding and preparing for a job in HIT. * Opens the door to researching how to make the move from IT tothe up-and-coming field of health information technology (HIT) * Guides you through the four aspects of HIT: governmentregulation and funding, operational workflow, clinicalunderstanding, and the technology that ties it all together * Prepares you for the healthcare market with a roadmap ofunderstandable advice that escorts you through complex governmentinformation * Pares down the extraneous material and delivers theneed-to-know information on securely maintaining electronic healthrecords
Jump into the up-and-coming world of health IT with this helpfuland insightful book.
Government regulation is mandating that all physician practices, hospitals, labs, etc. move to electronic health records (EHR) by2014, which, in turn, will create a demand for IT professionals tohelp medical facilities make this transition as smooth as possible. This book helps IT professionals make the move into healthinformation technology (HIT) and shows you how EHRs can be securelycreated, maintained, distributed, and backed up under governmentregulations.
The author duo is a pair of HIT experts who understand howmedical data works and willingly share their expertise with you sothat you can best serve this emerging, evolving market. You'llquickly benefit from using this book as your first step tounderstanding and preparing for a job in HIT. * Opens the door to researching how to make the move from IT tothe up-and-coming field of health information technology (HIT) * Guides you through the four aspects of HIT: governmentregulation and funding, operational workflow, clinicalunderstanding, and the technology that ties it all together * Prepares you for the healthcare market with a roadmap ofunderstandable advice that escorts you through complex governmentinformation * Pares down the extraneous material and delivers theneed-to-know information on securely maintaining electronic healthrecords
Jump into the up-and-coming world of health IT with this helpfuland insightful book.