Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health

by Lehmann, Christoph U.

• ISBN13: 9780387764450
• ISBN10: 0387764453
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER

Summary

Now is a critical time in pediatric informatics. As information technologiesa??electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), computerized physician order entry (CPOE)a??and standards (HL7) are developed to improve the quality of health care, it is imperative for policy makers and pediatricians to be aware of their impact on pediatric care and child health. Informed child advocates must be at the planning table as national and regional health information networks are developed to insure the unique health care needs of children are being met. Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health is a current digest of the important trends in pediatric informatics, written by leading experts in the field. This book explores how the management of biomedical data, information, and knowledge can optimize and advance child health. The contributors investigate the specific importance of pediatric informatics is derived from the biological, psychological, social and cultural needs that the distinguish children from other populations. These distinctions create complexities in the management of pediatric data and information that make children a vulnerable population and require the development of a new body of knowledge in pediatric informatics.

Author Biography

Both authors are pediatricians and informaticians with significant experience and expertise in the field of informatics, and both have trained in informatics through the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Lehmann's expertise resides in the development, application and evaluation of clinical information systems in pediatrics with an emphasis on improving health care quality. He is a faculty member in the Division of Health Information Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim's area of expertise lies in ontologies and consumer health informatics. He is also an expert in information retrieval.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Pediatric Informatics
Snapshots of Child Health and Information Technology	p. 3
Informatics and Pediatric Health Care	p. 5
Special Considerations in Pediatric Care
Core Pediatric Data	p. 5
Neonatal Care and Data	p. 25
Special Health Information Needs of Adolescent Care	p. 43
Children with Developmental Disorders and Other Special Needs	p. 55
Pediatric Emergency and Pediatric Critical Care Considerations	p. 69
The Pediatric Data-Knowledge-Care Continuum
Complexity in Healthcare Information Technology Systems	p. 83
	p. 119
Evidence-Based Medicine and Pediatrics	p. 133
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Supporting Decisions, Optimizing Care	p. 149
Diagnostic Decision Support	p. 161
Managing Pediatric Knowledge Resources in Practice	p. 185
Supporting Continuing Pediatric Education and Assessment	p. 197
Informatics and Pediatric Ambulatory Practice
Pediatric Care Coordination: The Business Case for a Medical Home	p. 205
Prioritizing Pediatric Investment for IT in Smaller Practices	p. 221
Aligning Pediatric Ambulatory Needs with Health IT	p. 233
Electronic Health Records and Interoperability for Pediatric Care	p. 257
Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (ACPOE or E-Prescribing)	p. 265
Telemedicine Applications in Pediatrics	p. 279
Personal Health Records	p. 293
Privacy Issues	p. 303
Electronic Mail in Pediatric Practice	p. 311
Information Management by Patients and Parents in Health and Disease	p. 319
Informatics and Pediatric Inpatient Practice
Overview of Pediatric Inpatient Medication Delivery	p. 331
Prescribing/Ordering: Computerized Order Entry and Decision Support	p. 335
Dispensing: Pharmacy Information Systems	p. 345
Medication Administration and Information Technology	p. 357
Understanding and Preventing Errors	p. 369
Error Reporting Systems	p. 385
Frontiers in Pediatric Informatics
Communities of Pediatric Care and Practice	p. 399
Developing Pediatric Data Standards	p. 415
The Case for a Pediatric Terminology	p. 429
Pediatric Research and Informatics	p. 439
A Vision and Current Landscape of Pediatrics
The Moving Picture of Pediatric Informatics	p. 457
Appendix: A Community of Child Health and Informatics	p. 469
Index [p475
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