Health information systems

Healthcare is an information intensive industry in which quality and timely information is a critical resource. There are a wide range of information systems in health that perform different functions but all are involved in the management of data and information. This chapter provides an overview of Health Information Systems and their use in supporting healthcare

Software management

In healthcare there is a range of software systems used in information management. These software systems include those common to most businesses as well as the ones specific to healthcare. This chapter discusses software and software engineering in the context of the healthcare system

Health informatics : transforming healthcare with technology /

In today's healthcare system the most pervasive and transformational tool is information technology - its efficient use is an essential skill for all health workers. Health Informatics: Transforming Healthcare with Technology discusses health information systems and contains diverse case studies and stories from policy makers, managers, academics, clinicians and those working in outback clinics. The text concludes by pushing the boundaries into genomics and by outlining the future direction of information technology in the healthcare system. Health Informatics is essential reading for students and healthcare workers across all health disciplines and is a valuable resource for those considering implementing health information systems into their practices or institutions. Technology is one of the most pervasive and ubiquitous tools in healthcare today. It is not only transforming healthcare but also the professions within it. This book provides the background and skills necessary to understand the collection, storage, retrieval, communication and optimal use of health-related data, information and knowledge. - publisher description

Health Information Interchange

Health is information intensive: it has many disparate groups with multiple perspectives and subcultures. Each group sees things slightly differently, but they must all capture, communicate, reliably retrieve and re-use information between each other and across multiple settings. This chapter examines some of the methods used to represent data and to enable information interchange across the health spectrum

Health Information Interchange

Health is information intensive: it has many disparate groups with multiple perspectives and subcultures. Each group sees things slightly differently, but they must all capture, communicate, reliably retrieve and re-use information between each other and across multiple settings. This chapter examines some of the methods used to represent data and to enable information interchange across the health spectrum

Matching Residential Aged Care Terms to SNOMED CT, ICNP2Beta, and CATCH

This paper provides a brief comparison of selected classifications and terminologies for a subset of items relevant to aged care. 70 terms and phrases of relevance to the Australian residential aged care sector, were sourced. These were matched to three terminologies and classifications by the authors using a five point rating scale. Inter-rater concordance for assigned rating was assessed for three author teams to SNOMED-CT. Results suggest that, allowing for some significant biases in the study, SNOMED CT has fair content coverage as a terminology with a 68% 'hit' rate. Three teams of two authors each concurred in their ratings in a 30% sample of terms for SNOMED CT. The terminology and classification CATCH has scored a 41% 'hit' rate for content coverage. The classification ICNP2Beta has scored a 36% 'hit' rate for content coverage. The study should be repeated with a tighter methodology, a larger term set sample from real free-text aged and community care records, and possibly a broader set of terminologies and classifications. Any conceptual gaps that have shown themselves in this introductory paper could be the focus for further study. An obvious example from this paper are Pastoral Care terms.No Full Tex