Published October, 2012
By Robert M. Kolodner and J.V. Douglas
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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The computerization activi ties described in these pages began in 1977 at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but we devoted most of our focus and efforts to building and then implementing the extensive hospital information system known as the Decentralized Hospital Computer System (DHCP) throughout VA.

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Published October, 2012
By Patrice Degoulet, Marius Fieschi and B. Phister
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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Today medical schools in the United States are making informatics a part of their curriculum, with required medical informatics blocks at the onset of training serving as the base for problem-based learning throughout the course of study.

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Published October, 2012
By Kimball I. Maull, D.D. Trunkey and Jeffrey S. Augenstein
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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It can be further argued that care of the trauma patient is one of the better examples of informatics and the potential benefit to the health profession als who care for these patients. The first example is care of combat casualties, including battlefield resuscitation, evacuation, acute care, and ultimate return to the continental United States.

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Published October, 2012
By Stephen Goundrey-Smith
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Health Informatics
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IT in Pharmacy: An Integrated Approach aims to describe and discuss the major areas of pharmacy IT innovation (e-prescribing, drug databases, electronic patient records, clinical decision support, pharmacy management systems, robots and automation etc) from a systems and a professional perspective.

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Published September, 2012
By Erica L. Drazen, J.P. Glaser, Jane B. Metzger, S. Marwaha, W.C. Reed, Jami L. Ritter, J.M. Teich and Mark K. Schneider
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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In the current era of health care reform, the pressures to truly manage patient care and to build effective integrated delivery systems are generating intense interest in patient care information systems.

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Published September, 2012
By Joyce C. Niland, Marion J. Ball, Judith V. Douglas, John S. Silva, Christopher G. Chute, Curtis P. Langlotz, William L. Scherlis, Richard D. Klausner, R.D. Klausner, Marion Ball and Curtis Langlotz
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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Cancer Informatics chronicles the development of the National Cancer Institute's new Cancer Informatics Infrastructure (CII) - an information management system infrastructure designed to faciliate clinical trials, provide for reliable, secure information exchange, and improve patient care.

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Published June, 2012
By Stephen Goundrey-Smith
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Health Informatics
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Over the next few years, the Connecting for Health IT programme for the NHS in England is due to implement electronic prescribing systems at all hospitals in England.

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Published May, 2012
By Peter L. Elkin
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Health Informatics
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This book will provide readers with the essential information needed to understand knowledge representation with a focus on healthcare. This book will cover the basis, authoring and use of reference terminologies including the formalisms needed to use them safely.

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Published February, 2012
By Nancy M. Lorenzi, Cynthia S. Gadd, Jonathan Einbinder, Laura Einbinder and Joan Ash
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Health Informatics
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Edited by specialists in the field of Health Informatics, the third edition of Transforming Healthcare Through Information: Case Studies builds upon the specific examples of case studies to exemplify the various phases of introducing technological advancements into healthcare institutions.

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Published February, 2012
By James Andrews, Rachel L. Richesson, James E. Andrews and Rachel Richesson
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Health Informatics
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The purpose of the book is to provide an overview of clinical research (types), activities, and areas where informatics and IT could fit into various activities and business practices. This book will introduce and apply informatics concepts only as they have particular relevance to clinical research settings.

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