This completely updated study guide textbook is written to support the formal training required to become certified in clinical informatics. The content has been extensively overhauled to introduce and define key concepts using examples drawn from real-world experiences in order to impress upon the reader the core content from the field of clinical informatics.
The book groups chapters based on the major foci of the core content: health care delivery and policy; clinical decision-making; information science and systems; data management and analytics; leadership and managing teams; and professionalism. The chapters do not need to be read or taught in order, although the suggested order is consistent with how the editors have structured their curricula over the years.
Clinical Informatics Study Guide: Text and Review serves as a reference for those seeking to study for a certifying examination independently or periodically reference while in practice. This includes physicians studying for board examination in clinical informatics as well as the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) health informatics certification. This new edition further refines its place as a roadmap for faculty who wish to go deeper in courses designed for physician fellows or graduate students in a variety of clinically oriented informatics disciplines, such as nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, radiology, health administration and public health.
Dr. John T. Finnell is a professor of clinical emergency medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer at VisualDx. He was formerly the fellowship program director for Clinical Informatics at the Regenstrief Institute. His work has spanned numerous professional organizations, with awards recognizing service and academic excellence in both Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Dr. Finnell is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics.
Dr. Brian E. Dixon is a professor of epidemiology at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health and the Director of Public Health Informatics at the Regenstrief Institute. He utilizes computer and information science approaches to study, design, and improve data and information systems that support population health in public health departments and health systems. He also teaches informatics principles and methods to future clinical as well as public health leaders. His work is featured in over 120 peer-reviewed publications and several highly acclaimed books on health informatics, including this one. Dr. Dixon is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
