Health Information (5^th Ed.)
Management of a Strategic Resource

Following the AHIMA standards for education for both two-year HIT programs and four-year HIA programs, Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 4th Edition describes the deployment of information technology and your role as a HIM professional in the development of the electronic health record. It provides clear coverage of health information infrastructure and systems along with health care informatics including technology, applications, and security. Practical applications provide hands-on experience in abstracting and manipulating health information data. From well-known HIM experts Mervat Abdelhak, Sara S. Grostick, and Mary Alice Hanken, this book includes examples from diverse areas of health care delivery such as long-term care, public health, home health care, and ambulatory care. An e-book version makes it even easier to learn to manage and use health data electronically.

Section 1: Foundations of Health Information Management 1. Health Care Systems 2. The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession Section 2: Health Care Data and Information Systems 3. Health Information Infrastructure and Systems 4. Health Data Concepts 5. NEW! Data Access and Retention 6. Electronic Health Record Systems Section 3: Health Care Informatics 7. Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies, and Terminology 8. Technology, Applications, and Security 9. Information Systems Life Cycle and Project Management Section 4: Data Management and Use 10. Statistics and Data Presentation 11. Research and Epidemiology 12. Performance Management and Patient Safety 13. Data Reporting, Interpretation, and Use 14. Public Health Informatics 15. Privacy and Health Law Section 5: Management 16. Human Resource Management 17. Operational Management 18. Revenue Cycle and Financial Management