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Karen A. Wager (Author), Frances W. Lee (Author), John P. Glaser (Author)
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0470387807 978-0470387801 June 2, 2009 2
The Best Selling Text in the Field

Updated for the New Era of Health Care IT

"This is the most comprehensive and authoritative book available for the field today."
—Mark L. Diana, PhD, assistant professor and MHA program director, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University

"With health care information technology now in the national policy spotlight, this book should be required reading for every health care administrator and student."
—Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chairman, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

"The book provides an excellent overview of foundational principles and practical strategies—a valuable reference for health administration and health informatics students and professionals."
—Eta S. Berner, EdD, professor, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama, Birmingham

"The authors skillfully provide the tools necessary to facilitate movement from a paper-based to an electronic health record environment while championing the importance of managing in such an environment."
— Melanie S. Brodnik, PhD, director and associate professor, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University

"Deploying health care information technology today is like navigating whitewater in the midst of a raging storm. Leveraging investments while introducing significant change is no easy task. It requires focused attention, a spirit of collaboration, and a willingness to learn from others. This book is written for the IT leader who is willing to tackle these challenges."
—Stephanie Reel, CIO and vice provost for Information Technologies, Johns Hopkins University


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About the Author

Karen A. Wager, DBA, is executive director of student affairs and associate professor, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina.

Frances Wickham Lee, DBA, is director of instructional operations for the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center and associate professor, College of Health Professions and College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.

John P. Glaser, PhD, is vice president and chief information officer, Partners HealthCare, Boston, Massachusetts.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (June 2, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470387807
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470387801
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Graduate Students and "Okay" for IT Professionals, February 22, 2011
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I bought this book to help me transition into an executive position in healthcare IT management. I have 15 years total of deep backend UNIX, networking, database, and SOA experience. The last 5 years have been in IT leadership. My main goal for this (very expensive) book was to get an understanding of IT healthcare specific protocols and HIPPA IT compliance standards.

If you are in the same situation as me, then you will find 50% of this book useful. Chapters 1-3 and 9-10 deliver the information required for a seasoned IT veteran to make the "jump" to healthcare IT. All the other chapters cover executive level IT material at a very elementary level. Even though this material is healthcare related, it is all the very basics of creating business requirements, acquiring systems, and building out sustainable architectures (all "theory" discussions with no practical "bit level" concepts). One of the chapters is a review of basic computing principles (like TCP/IP stack and RDBMS definitions). If you have been in IT leadership before, this is nothing new and stuff you have learned through the school of hard knocks. For those of you who are studying for an entry level IT management position with ZERO technical experience, this is a great "book learning" book to protect you from sounding stupid in meetings.

Overall, the book accomplished the mission. Given that there is sparse material on the subject, it was worth the investment.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book and fast delivery, February 13, 2011
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I brought this book for a class I am taking, but this is one book that will definitely stay in my library. Great information and very useful.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Electronic Patient Care, February 22, 2010
This review is from: Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management (Paperback)
At first, and up to four days ago, I thought this book was dull, and poorly written.

But, while reviewing details and actually typing out answers to questions and terms at the end of the chapters, I became more interested in what these authors have to share.

As someone who reviews many books, I approached this book with mixed thoughts. The topic is great. The chapters cover a great deal about healthcare technology. But the writing is not so good. For example, the objectives at the beginning of each chapter start with things like, "To be able to ... " rather than just the action verbs.

There is also a great deal of redundancy in this book.

Yet, I will admit, the authors express some humor in a few of the sixteen chapters.

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