Computing and Information Management in General Practice - Softcover

Peter Schattner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0074717774 ISBN 13: 9780074717776

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2007

Synopsis

This handy publication will save you time by covering the fundamentals of computing practice and information management in one easy reference, keeping you up to date with your legislative and professional responsibilities. With the medical and health industries becoming increasingly reliant on informatics, practitioners need to find the best way of making computer resources work for both them and their patients. General practitioners have complex requirements involving access to online administration, e-health, patient records and privacy, plus practice, prescribing and accounts software platforms. Computing and Information Management in General Practice helps educate the primary care market to their digital responsibilities for effective patient, practice and information management.

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About the Author

Peter Schattner, MD, MMed, MBBS, FRACGP, is a GP and works part-time as an associate professor in the Department of General Practice. His main academic interests are in: teaching research methods, especially by distance education, through the Master of Family medicine program; supervising higher degree research students (Masters and PhD); conducting health service research (in primary care, and especially in chronic disease management); and promoting and conducting research into information management in general practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0074717774
• ISBN 13: 9780074717776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124