Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices (Paperback)

~ (Author), Mary Jo Bowie (Author)

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I would recommend this text and the supplementary material to any instructor teaching an introductory course in HIT degree programs because it is written at their level and presents the information in a logical, sequential manner. The fact that the entire text is written by just two authors provides for a cohesive, non-repetitive presentation of the material."

"[This text] is very thorough and provides very good examples. It provides a good introduction to HIM and sets a foundation for the other HIM courses." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

This book is a comprehensive resource for learners and professionals. It presents both theoretical and practical applications throughout the book and is complimented with multiple features and benefits. The book has been written in easy to understand language that is friendly to the beginning user; however it can be a useful resource for various health care organizations and offices. Additional supplements are available for purchase.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766845028
• ISBN-13: 978-0766845022
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #282,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essentials of Health Information Management Principles, November 4, 2006

By	W. L. Christ (Harrison, Arkansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I give this book a 5 star. It was very easy to navigate around, search for what I needed, and clearly understand each chapter. After reading the text book...I've gained a lot of insight in the Health Information Management field. I would honestly recommend this book to anyone. I would also like to give thumbs up to Amazon in shipping this book to me in a hurry. I overheard someone at the college book store not having the books available for our class. So, I ordered the book right away from Amazon. I showed up for class and beleive it or not.....I was the only one (in class) who had a book. Everyone else had to wait 3 weeks before they could start their assignment. I have been very please with every order that I have placed with Amazon and I have ordered a lot from them:-)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning vocabulary, August 21, 2006

By	Thomas Taylor - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is great to pick up the terms used in Medical health care as well as the flow of manual charting and recording. It will help you to understand the functionality of an EMR or EHR system.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book is great, CD is NOT!, November 23, 2008

By	C. Elley (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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There's appears to be an widespread issue with the CD that comes with this book. In my current class we were supposed to use it regularly, but found out that we couldn't because only 1 person in my class actually had a cd that worked. It is not "operator's error" I assure you. The executable file is corrupt, therefore the program will never install. And, when I contacted the seller about this they sent me another cd, after much inconvenience. AND, the second cd also had the same problem. Also, the cd's come already scratched and/or foggy on the bottom. Not sure how this is being allowed, but very frustrating. Especially since I am supposed to use this book for another class next quarter and we're going to have to go through this all over again...in reference to my teacher realizing nobody can use their cd. I called the publisher's customer service and they forwarded me to tech support, although if you know anything about computers, you know that if the executable file is corrupt, no tech support can fix that. So, then tech support said they couldn't do anything for me since they hadn't gotten any memos stating this was a widespread problem. That's probably due to the fact that most students don't have the time nor the energy to make numerous phone calls only to get no resolution.