Information Technology for the Health Professions

by Burke, Lillian; Weill, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780130831996
• ISBN10: 0130831999
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Computers in Health Technologies. This comprehensive survey of the interconnections of IT and health care is the only up-to-date text that teaches computer literacy AND introduces students to the uses of information technology in health care and its delivery. It familiarizes students with the basic vocabulary and concepts necessary in computer literacyincluding discussions of hardware and software, communications and networking, and ethical issues and privacy concerns introduced by the pervasiveness of computers in society. In addition, it discusses how IT is transforming every aspect of health care and its deliveryfrom administrative applications (such as the electronic medical record), to clinical systems involved in direct patient care, to special-purpose applications (such as simulation software used in the education of health care professionals). Section I provides a general introduction to computer literacy and information technologyat a level appropriate for health care students. Section II examines the impact of Information Technology on health carespecifically in the fields of radiology, telemedicine, surgery, medical devices, pharmacy, and informational resources.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction to Information Technology and Computer Literacy	1	(14)
Information Technology and Computer Literacy	2	(1)
What Is a Computer?	2	(1)
Uses of Information Technology	2	(4)
History	6	(2)
The Modern Computer Era	8	(2)
Summary	10	(5)
Hardware and Software	15	(19)
Overview	16	(1)
Classification of Computers	16	(2)
Data Representation	18	(1)
Hardware	19	(6)
Software	25	(2)
The Data Processing Cycle	27	(1)
Summary	27	(7)
Communications and Networking: Connectivity, Telecommunications, and the Internet	34	(15)
An Overview of Networking	35	(1)
Communications Media	35	(1)
Data Transmission	36	(1)
Communications Hardware	37	(1)
Communications Software	38	(1)
Networks and Network Topologies	38	(1)
Uses of Telecommunications and Networking	39	(2)
The Internet and the World Wide Web	41	(2)
Summary	43	(6)
Security and Privacy in an Electronic Age	49	(17)
Security and Privacy---an Overview	50	(1)
Threats to Information Technology	50	(4)
Privacy	54	(4)
Privacy, Security, and Health Care	58	(2)
Summary	60	(6)
Introduction: Computers in Health Care	66	(15)
Medical Informatics	67	(1)
Administrative Applications	67	(3)
Clinical and Special Purpose Applications	70	(1)
Information Technology in the Dentist's Office: A Case Study	71	(3)
The Chapters	74	(3)
Summary	77	(4)
Radiology---Digital Imaging	81	(14)
Introduction	81	(1)
X-Rays	82	(2)
Ultrasound	84	(1)
Digital Imaging Techniques	84	(2)
Bloodless Surgery	86	(1)
Selected Reading	87	(3)
Summary	90	(5)
Telemedicine	95	(24)
Overview	96	(1)
Teleradiology	96	(1)
Interactive Videoconferencing	97	(1)
Telepathology	97	(1)
Telepsychiatry	97	(1)
Remote Monitoring Devices	98	(1)
How Effective is Telemedicine?	98	(1)
Issues in Telemedicine	99	(2)
Selected Readings	101	(12)
Summary	113	(6)
Surgery---the Cutting Edge	119	(19)
Overview	120	(1)
Computer-Assisted Surgery	120	(5)
Discussion and Future Directions	125	(1)
Conclusion	126	(1)
Selected Readings	126	(7)
Summary	133	(5)
Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetic Devices	138	(18)
Overview	139	(1)
Computerized Medical Instruments	139	(1)
Assistive Devices	140	(3)
Prosthetic Devices	143	(1)
CFES Technology	144	(2)
Conclusion	146	(1)
Selected Reading	146	(5)
Summary	151	(5)
Computerized Technology in Pharmacy	156	(21)
Overview	157	(1)
Biotechnology and the Human Genome Project	157	(2)
Computer-Assisted Drug Trials	159	(1)
Computer-Assisted Drug Review	159	(1)
The Computerized Pharmacy	160	(5)
Telepharmacy	165	(1)
The Impact of Information Technology on Pharmacy	166	(1)
Selected Reading	167	(4)
Summary	171	(6)
Computer-Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, and Health Information Online	177	(24)
Overview	178	(1)
Education	178	(4)
Decision Support: Expert Systems	182	(1)
Health Information on the Internet	183	(4)
Self-Help Software	187	(1)
Conclusion	188	(1)
Selected Reading	188	(7)
Summary	195	(6)
Conclusion	201	(8)
Overview	201	(1)
Clinical and Special Purpose Applications	202	(1)
Administrative Applications: The Integrated Electronic Medical Record	203	(2)
Demographic Changes and Occupational Outlooks for Health Care Professionals	205	(1)
Social Implications	205	(1)
Summary	206	(3)
Answers to Review Exercises	209	(4)
Glossary	213	(20)
Index	233