Electronic Health Records: Understanding and Using Computerized Medical Records

NOTE: Access Code is NOT INCLUDED

For use in courses that cover EHRs in Medical Assisting, undergraduate RN and LVN nursing programs, and as a supplement to other allied professional curriculums (including RT, PT, and OT). Also useful for continuing education courses covering EHR.

A complete,”learn by doing” approach to learning electronic health records

Designed to prepare an educated clinical workforce, Electronic Health Records: Understanding and Using Computerized Medical Records is the complete “learn by doing” text and software package for everyone who must use an electronic health records (EHR) system, including doctors, nurses, medical assistants, physician assistants, and other medical office staff. It provides a thorough understanding of EHR tasks and functional benefits that is continuously reinforced by actual EHR experiences. Updated to reflect the latest EHR rules, regulations, and innovations, this new edition contains even more hands-on exercises that use real EHR software to transform theoretical EHR concepts into practical understanding.

Also available with MyHealthProfessionsLab™

MyHealthProfessionsLab for Gartee’s Electronic Health Records is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. The MyHealthProfessionsLab course includes 50% more hands-on, guided and critical-thinking exercises utilizing real EHR software. This new EHR software is cloud-based (no software download required), PC/Mac compatible, and accessible anytime, anywhere. Best of all, activities are auto-graded to save you time and help students progress through their course.

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHealthProfessionsLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyHealthProfessionsLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

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0134458788 / 9780134458786 Electronic Health Records: Understanding and Using Computerized Medical Records Plus NEW MyHealthProfessions Lab with Pearson eText-- Access Card Package, Third Edition, package consists of:

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Richard Gartee is the author of seven college textbooks on health information technology, computerized medical systems, managed care, and electronic health records. He is also the author of the novel, Lancelot’s Grail. Before becoming a full-time author and consultant, Richard spent 20 years in the design, development, and implementation of the preeminent practice management and electronic health records systems.

Richard also served as a liaison to other companies in the medical computer industry as well as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, a U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Mission, various universities, and EHR design consultant for the Aravind Eye Care System hospitals.

Richard is a current or past member of many of the professional organizations and national standards groups recommended in this book:

• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X12n Committee for Development of Electronic Claims Standards
• Health Level Seven (HL7) Committee for Development of Claims Attachment Standards
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) Task Force for Development of Electronic Remittance Guidelines
• A faculty member/speaker at the Medical Records Institute international Electronic Health Records Conference (TEPR) for 12 years