Medical Professionalism in the New Information Age

DAVID J. ROTHMAN is president of the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) and Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine at Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. His many books include Strangers at the Bedside and The Pursuit of Perfection with Sheila M. Rothman.DAVID BLUMENTHAL is national coordinator for health information technology in the Department of Health and Human Services. When he contributed to this volume, he was director of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System and professor of health care policy and Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

"Rothman and Blumenthal's compelling book, Medical Professionalism in the New Information Age, fills a current gap in the literature on the possible implications of information technology for practicing physicians, health care organizations, and the profession more generally, thereby advancing both policy analysis and clinical practice." - Melissa Goldstein (George Washington University Medical Center) "The value of this collection is that it raises some intriguing issues which will be of interest to social scientists who study health and the internet, law and the professions, patient-doctor relations, communication, health policy and inequalities."(Sociology of Health and Illness) "This book provides an effective review regarding the development of the current issues in quality regulation, use of 'big data,' and report cards for those involved in or pursuing further training in public health."(Family Medicine)

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction by David J. Rothman and David BlumenthalChapter 1. Expecting the Unexpected: Health Information Technology and Medical Professionalism by David BlumenthalChapter 2. Quality Regulation in the Information Age: Challenges for Medical Professionalism by Kristin Madison and Mark HallChapter 3. The "Information Rx" by Nancy TomesChapter 4. When New is Old: Professional Medical Liability in the Information Age by Sara Rosenbaum and Michael W. PainterChapter 5. Patient Data: Professionalism, Property, and Policy by Marc A. RodwinChapter 6. Impact of Information Technology on Organ Donation: Private Values in a Public World by Sheila M. Rothman, Natassia M. Rozario, and David J. RothmanChapter 7. Changing the Rules: The Impact of Information Technology on Contemporary Maternity Practice by Eugene DeclercqChapter 8. A Profession of IT's Own: The Rise of Health Information Professionals in American Health Care by Mark C. Suchman and Matthew DimickNotesAbout the ContributorsIndex