Health informatics is a multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensional field which seeks to facilitate the effective collection, management, and use of information in the health care environment. Taking a socio-technical perspective, Health Informatics focuses on the interplay between the health care environment and the systems used to manage that environment. Highly practical in orientation, the book uses many and various examples of the different issues, priorities, and approaches to using health information technology to assist students to identify and critique these differing perspectives.

• Thorough coverage of all issues associated with the application of information technology and communications technology to health care
• Focus on practical applications
• Clear structure and sound pedagogy help students to identify and analyse the different issues, priorities, and approaches associated with health information systems

Contents:


Part 1: Foundations of Health Informatics

Chapter 1: The Health Care Environment and Health Informatics
Chapter 2: What is Health Informatics?
Chapter 3: Building the Knowledge Base


Part 2: Health Informatics Tools, Techniques and Applications

Chapter 4: Tools: Promises and Pitfalls
Chapter 5: Doing Databases
Chapter 6: Health Information Systems
Chapter 7: E-health
Chapter 8: Electronic Health Records
Chapter 9: Decision Support Systems


Part 3: Health Informatics in Action

Chapter 10: Health Informatics in Action: Rural and Remote Health


Index

Sue Whetton – Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania

Preface
Glossary

Click on the links below to choose either the PowerPoint slides or sample essay for your selected chapter.

• The slides are an outline of the main points of each chapter. They are fully customisable and adaptable to your needs, and follow the structure of the text.
• The Sample Essay asks a short answer question relating to each chapter. The essay-length answer provides a template on which lecturers can base their assessment, and illustrates key ideas covered in the text,in downloadable PDF format.

Preface
Glossary

The Student Resources below allow students to test their understanding of health informatics, and correspond to different chapters within the text.