Paper Kills - Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology (Paperback)

~ Center for Health Transformation (Author), David Merritt (Editor)

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Health information technology has real promise for American healthcare. David Merritt and his authors have given new texture and depth to how to fulfill this promise. --David J. Brailer, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine is inherently an information science. The better access clinicians have to the latest medical science and patient information, the better they can diagnose a problem, offer options to patients, and achieve better results. This book lays the foundation for a new healthcare system that can match state-ofthe- art science to each individual's needs. You hold healthcare's future in your hands. --Brent C. James, M.D., M.Stat.

Moving our healthcare system from pen and paper to 21st-century information technology is essential to getting the best care to people at the lowest cost. The Center for Health Transformation is continuing its leadership in bringing about this transformation of our healthcare system and our health. --Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.

Product Description

Paper Kills addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve healthcare through health information technology. Paper Kills guides the reader on a tour of the health information technology landscape, covering topics from protecting privacy and advancing research to building health information exchanges and achieving interoperability. Other chapters explore the role of state governments, health plans, and hospitals in implementing health information technology, as well as the potential of health IT to promote the adoption of best practices in ambulatory care and focus on prevention, wellness, and early detection.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: CHT Press; 1st edition (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933966025
• ISBN-13: 978-1933966021
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Written for Public Education, March 25, 2008

By	Jeffrey Whitley "Jeff in Augusta, ME" (Augusta, ME) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I personally work in the Electronic Medical field and this book was well written in laymans terms. It is a good book for the general public to read to become more knowledgeable about the process and guidelines that need to be taken to put a project together. If I am a patient, I would buy this book!

Thanks Newt!