Customer Reviews

Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach, Second Edition with Workbook

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I had to read a good chunk of this book for a class I was taking. I felt like the information was presented in a very clear fashion, with plenty of useful and relevant tables and charts, yet still enough text to thoroughly explain the concepts. Of all the classes I was taking at the time, I initially dreaded this one the most, because health information management and technology sounds like a pretty SNOOZE topic (and I've got about 8 music-related books I'd rather be reading).

Surprisingly, though, I began to respect the subject and understand it's importance. As mentioned before, the writing is clear, yet the author doesn't talk down to the reader. No chapter took more than an hour to comprehend (typically 30 minutes). I really can't ask for much more from a textbook (especially one I wasn't too thrilled to be reading in the first place).

If it can satisfy a cynic like me, it can't be THAT bad.

Plus, the information in the 2007 edition has apparently changed little since the 2002 edition. Instead of paying $90.00+ for the former, I paid $2.00 for the latter through Amazon Marketplace...and I still did pretty well on the tests. Ka-Ching!!

You can't beat that!!

This book is a must-read for those who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. It can be a bit technical, but if you're serious you'll appreciate every word. It's a book you should keep and refer to for future reference. There are some typos, and mistakes on chapter answers in back of book, but nothing to fuss about. Very informative if you're interested in a career with health information.

I am taking HIT classes online, and my school provides ebooks. While I like the convenience of them, I wanted another option than just reading on the computer screen for this one, especially as I knew this one would come in handy on the job too just by reading the description and checking out the AHIMA (the publisher) website. Well, when I first bought this book, I didn't realize HOW useful it would be in the future. I have already used it for 2 classes and will be using it for a class that starts in January. I actually love having the book for this so much, that a friend of mine who is taking classes as well (love that we are at the same point and can study together) was convinced to buy the book too after using mine for her current class (I was taking other classes that didn't require it - general education stuff). I just wish I could have gotten it as cheap as she did. The new ones through the marketplace have dropped considerably since I bought it earlier this year!

I think the information is well laid out and very easy to understand without being too dumbed down. Having the review questions throughout the chapter is very nice too so that you can review as you go without having to do it at the end of the chapters.

With all this being said, I don't care for the workbook. This may be because we don't use it. I don't find it very useful at all, especially as there are no answers in it like there is in the book. We have discussion threads as part of our online course, so the discussion topics aren't useful to me at all. My recommendation is that unless you have to have the workbook, don't worry about getting it.

UPDATE
There is a more current edition of this book now, and it is much more up to date as it talks more about the electronic aspect of health information than this edition does. Unless you need this edition for your class, your are probably better off paying the extra money for the more current edition for studying for the RHIT or RHIA exams. Also, the new edition doesn't have the paper workbook but includes it as a CD. If you don't need that, I probably wouldn't worry about it if you buy the book used and it doesn't include the CD.

Any person seriously considering a career in the HIT profession, this is a must have! The book is priceless with the most conprehensive book, which list the entire aspect of this career. I've used it in three courses in my Associates Degree program. Excellent reference book when studying for the RHIT exam given by AHIMA.

I need this book for a test I was taking in about 2 weeks. Ordered it and recieved it within 3 days. Pasted the test and have a good future reference book. thanks

I found this book very helpful while studying for my credentials exam. The review questions throughout and at the end of each chapter were wonderful. You could also check your answers in the back of the book, as well as learn the reason/support for the correct answer. It is well written and easy to follow with helpful examples to aid you in understanding. I was able to use this book as another tool to help prepare for my exam and passed with flying colors.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. This book is quite informative and above all it is explained in easy language. I personally would rate this a good resource for CCA and CCS exams.

I had to purchase this book for my class at community college for RHIT program. And let me tell you if you don't a good professor you won't learn anything from just reading the book.
This book has 20 chapters and each chapter is written by a different author!?? This is a very very bad idea because each author has his/her own unique style and you are 20 different styles in here. There are duplicate in the first few chapter. But that is not the worse part. There are ton and ton of acronyms in each chapter that you will probably never need to know. Acronyms are a needed but there just too many in here. The book is disorganized and the flow is not there (20 different authors). The flow is not there even within the chapter. It seemed like this book was put together by pulling different articles from different magazines into one big book. I had to force myself to keep on reading because it is very hard to continue on. The bottom line is this book is very bad and I don't recommended to anyone.

I love this book for it helped me in my course, a book that I can understand in terms that make it easier to achieve the grade I was trying to get. Thanks to my understanding and enjoying the reading & workbook I have made straight A's in my last course. This book would be beneficial to those that are in school to have on hand.

This was the first time I ordered a used book. Because it was used, I totally expected it to be in horrible shape, even though the description said it was in "okay" condition. I only needed it for an upcoming exam so I figured I can't go wrong for the price. To my suprise, this book arrived in "almost new"condition and arrived a day before the specified date. I am extremely pleased and will not hesitate to order again.