Information Technology for the Health Professions

About our authors Lillian Burke is co-author of Information Technology for the Health Professions (Pearson 1999-2018) and MediSoft Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Approach (Pearson 2004, 2011). Lillian teaches in the fields of business education, medical technology, computer science, accounting and marketing. She is a teacher in the Essex County Vocational and Technical School District. She has taught full time at Berkeley College and Middlesex County College and as an adjunct professor of business technology, business law and computer science at various institutions, including Berkeley College, Middlesex County College and Pace University. Lillian received her MA, School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts from New York University; a BBA in Business Education from Pace University; and an AAS, Executive Secretary Program, Nassau Community College. Additionally, she holds a Supervisor’s Certification from Kean University for the New Jersey Department of Education; a New Jersey State Certification for Teacher of Data Processing; a New Jersey State Certification for Teacher of Secretarial Studies; a New York State Teaching Certification; and a Mini Medical School Certification from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.Dr. Barbara Weill is co-author of Information Technology for the Health Professions (editions 1-5) and MediSoft Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Approach (editions 1 and 2). Retired now, she taught as an adjunct professor of sociology, history and computer science at various institutions, including Essex County College, Somerset County College (now Raritan Valley Community College), Rutgers College and Middlesex County College. She received a BA in sociology from City College of New York (1968), an MA and PhD in sociology from The Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science of the New School for Social Research (1970 and 1977) and an associate degree in computer information systems from Middlesex County College (1989).

• 1. An Introduction to Medical Informatics: Administrative Uses of Computers in the Medical OfficeChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesClinical/Medical InformaticsThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and The Health Information Technology DecadeThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (2010)Administrative Applications of Computer Technology in the Medical OfficeThe Patient Information FormThe Paper Medical RecordThe Electronic Medical RecordThe Personal Health RecordThe Electronic Health RecordThe eHealth ExchangeThe EHR and Big Data AnalyticsComputer Information Systems in Health CareMedical Office Administrative Software: An OverviewCoding and GroupingSchedulingAccountingInsuranceClaimsAccounting ReportsDoes Computerization Improve Patient Outcomes?In the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional Resources2. TelemedicineChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewStore-and-Forward Technology and Interactive VideoconferencingTeleradiologyTelepathologyTeledermatologyTelecardiologyTeleneurologyTelestrokeEpilepsyParkinson's DiseaseE-mail and Digital Cameras in TeleneurologyTelepsychiatryRemote Monitoring DevicesTelewound CareTelehome CareTelemedicine in PrisonOther Telemedicine ApplicationsThe TelenurseSmartphones and Tablet ComputersIs Telemedicine Effective?Issues in TelemedicineIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites3. Information Technology in Public HealthChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesIntroductionDefinitionSocial Inequality, Poverty, and HealthUsing Computers to Study DiseaseStatistics and Epidemics: A Historical OverviewThe Emergence of Diseases in the Late 20th and Early 21st CenturiesAIDSSARSEbola VirusAntibiotic ResistanceMRSACRKPNDM-1Vector-Borne DiseasesWest Nile VirusZika VirusUsing Information Technology to Track and Combat a 21st Century Epidemic: CholeraInformation Technology-Collection, Modeling, and Surveillance of Disease AgentsComputer Modeling of Disease: Health Statistics and Infectious DiseaseModels of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS)Climate Change: Global WarmingThe Public Health Response to Hurricane KatrinaThe BP Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillA Note on the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Disaster in JapanThe Opioid Overdose EpidemicDiscussionIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites4. Information Technology in RadiologyChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesIntroductionX-RaysUltrasoundDigital Imaging TechniquesComputed TomographyMagnetic Resonance ImagingPositron Emission TomographySingle-Photon Emission Computed Tomography ScansFunctional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)Bone Density TestsOther Imaging TechnologyNanotechnologyComputer-Aided DetectionPicture Archiving and Communications SystemsInterventional Radiology: Bloodless SurgeryThe Dangers of Medical RadiationIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites5. Information Technology in Surgery-The Cutting EdgeChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewComputer-Assisted SurgeryComputer-Assisted Surgical PlanningMinimally Invasive SurgeryComputer-Assisted Surgery and RoboticsROBODOC, AESOP, ZEUS, da Vinci, MINERVA, NeuroArm, and Other Robotic DevicesIssues in Robotic SurgeryAugmented RealityTelepresence SurgeryNASA Extreme Environment Mission OperationThe Operating Room of the FutureLasers in SurgeryDiscussion and Future DirectionsNanotechnologyConclusionIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites6. Information Technology in PharmacyChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewThe Food and Drug AdministrationUncertified MedicinesBiotechnology and the Human Genome ProjectRational Drug DesignBioinformaticsThe Human Genome ProjectDevelopments in BiotechnologyComputer-Assisted Drug TrialsComputer-Assisted Drug ReviewThe Computerized PharmacyComputers and Drug ErrorsThe Automated Community PharmacyAutomating the Hospital PharmacyThe Hospital Pharmacy-Robots and BarcodesPoint-of-Use Drug DispensingComputerized IVS and BarcodesRadio Frequency Identification TagsTelepharmacyDrug Delivery on a ChipNanotechnology and PharmacyThe Impact of Information Technology on PharmacyIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional Resources7. Information Technology in DentistryChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewEducationAdministrative ApplicationsThe Electronic Dental ChartDemographics and the Transformation of DentistryComputerized Instruments in DentistryEndodonticsPeriodonticsCosmetic DentistryDiagnosis and Expert SystemsDiagnostic ToolsX-RaysDigital RadiographyCone Beam Computed Tomography ScannerElectrical ConductanceOther MethodsLight IlluminationLasers in DentistryMinimally Invasive DentistrySurgeryTeledentistryIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites8. Informational Resources: Computer-Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Health Information OnlineChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewEducationThe Visible Human ProjectComputer-Assisted InstructionSimulation SoftwareVirtual Reality SimulationsPatient SimulatorsDistance LearningDecision Support: Expert SystemsHealth Information on the InternetMedical Literature DatabasesE-mailSelf-Help on the WebSupport Groups on the WebJudging the Reliability of Health Information on the InternetHealth-Related Smartphone and Tablet Computer AppsComputers and PsychiatryConclusionIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites9. Information Technology in Rehabilitative Therapies: Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetic DevicesChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesOverviewComputerized Medical Instruments and DevicesComputerized Devices in Optometry/OphthalmologyAssistive DevicesAugmentative Communication DevicesElectronic Aids to Daily LivingProsthetic DevicesComputerized Functional Electrical Stimulation TechnologyRisks Posed by ImplantsComputers in Rehabilitative TherapiesConclusionIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites10. Security and Privacy in an Electronic AgeChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesSecurity and Privacy-An OverviewThreats to Information TechnologyComputer Technology and CrimeSecurityPrivacyDatabasesGovernment DatabasesPrivate DatabasesDatabases and the InternetPrivacy, Security, and Health CareHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and HITECHPrivacy of Medical Records Under HIPAA, HITECH, and the USA Patriot ActTelemedicine and PrivacyE-mail and PrivacyPrivacy and Genetic InformationPrivacy and Electronic Health RecordsIn the NewsChapter SummaryKey TermsReview ExercisesNotesAdditional ResourcesRelated Websites