Health IT jumpstart : the best first step toward an IT career in health information technology

Health IT jumpstart : the best first step toward an IT career in health information technology / by Patrick Wilson, Scott McEvoy.

IT professionals can learn how to launch a career in health information technology Government regulation is mandating that all physician practices, hospitals, labs, etc. move to electronic health records (EHR) by 2014, which, in turn, will create a demand for IT professionals to help medical facilit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Patrick
Other Authors: McEvoy, Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, Ind. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], ©2012.
Series:Serious skills.
Subjects:
Health services administration > Information technology.
Medical records > Data processing.
Medical informatics.
Medical informatics > Vocational guidance.
Medicine > Data processing.
Vocational guidance.
vocational guidance.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.
MEDICAL > Biotechnology.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Lasers in Medicine.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Biomedical.
Vocational guidance
Medicine > Data processing
Medical informatics
Medical records > Data processing
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Table of Contents:
  • Health IT JumpStart
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter1: Healthcare Ecosystem: Past, Present, and Future
  • Healthcare Primer
  • Computer Use in Healthcare
  • Healthcare IT Lingo
  • Government Regulations
  • Workflows in Medical Practice
  • Keeping Current
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 2: Building Relationships and Continuing Education
  • MGMA
  • HIMSS
  • HITRUST
  • MS-HUG
  • Cisco Connected Health
  • CompTIA Health IT Community
  • Local Communities
  • Regional Extension Centers
  • Blogs Worth ReadingTerms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 3: Healthcare Lingo
  • Medical Terminology
  • Color Codes
  • Healthcare Terminology
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 4: HIPAA Regulations
  • HIPAA Overview
  • HIPAA Elements
  • Title II: Administrative Simplification and  Fraud Prevention
  • Electronic Data Interchange
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 5: HITECH Regulations
  • HITECH Background
  • Business Associates
  • Breach Notification
  • Penalties
  • Accounting of Disclosures
  • Minimum Necessary
  • Marketing and Sale of PHIHow HITECH Affects Different CE Scenarios
  • National Health Information Network
  • Personal Health Records
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 6: ARRA Funding
  • ARRA Background
  • EHR Adoption
  • Funding for Eligible Professionals
  • Funding and Eligibility for Hospitals
  • Medicaid Incentives
  • Meaningful Use: Stage 1
  • Proposed Meaningful Use Objectives: Stage 2 and  Stage 3
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 7: PCI and Other Regulations
  • PCI-DSS
  • Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.0
  • California State Law SB 1386Sarbanesâ€?Oxley
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 8: Operational Workflow: Front Office
  • Medical Practice as a Business
  • Basic Workflow
  • Patient Impact
  • Keys to Successful Processes
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 9: Operational Workflow: Back Office
  • Revenue Management Cycle
  • Contracts
  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • HIPAA and EDI
  • Claims Process
  • Charge Creation
  • Collections Process
  • Third-Party Billing
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 10: Operational Workflow: NursingNursing Process
  • Operational Workflow
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Nursing Technology Implementation
  • Nursing Technology Innovations
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 11: Operational Workflow: Clinician
  • Challenges
  • Needs of the Clinician
  • Point-of-Care Devices
  • Implementing the Right Technology
  • Remote Access
  • Continuing Education
  • Regional Extension Center
  • Terms to Know
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter 12: Clinical Applications
  • Maternal and Infant Care Systems

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