Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Introduction.

PART ONE: HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.

1. Introduction to Health Care Information.

2. Health Care Data Quality.

3. Health Care Information Regulations, Laws, and Standards.

PART TWO: HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

4. History and Evolution of Health Care Information Systems.

5. Current and Emerging Use of Clinical Information Systems.

6. System Acquisition.

7. System Implementation and Support.

PART THREE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

8. Information Architecture and Technologies That Support Health Care Information Systems.

9. Health Care Information System Standards.

10. Security of Health Care Information Systems.

PART FOUR: SENIOR MANAGEMENT IT CHALLENGES.

11. Organizing Information Technology Services.

12. IT Alignment and Strategic Planning.

13. IT Governance and Management.

14. Management’s Role in Major IT Initiatives.

15. Assessing and Achieving Value in Health Care Information Systems.

Appendixes.

A. Overview of the Health Care IT Industry.

B. Sample Project Charter.

References.

Index.