Comparative Health Information Management - Softcover

Peden, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111125627 ISBN 13: 9781111125622

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

Explore the many paths your career may take in the fast-changing world of health information management with COMPARATIVE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, THIRD EDITION. This unique textbook covers health care practice and information management in a wide variety of settings, from free-standing and hospital-based ambulatory clinics to veterinary offices and correctional facilities, and the challenges associated with managing the information flow among various sites.

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Peden is Professor of Health Informatics and Information Management at the University Mississippi Medical Center's School of Health-Related Professions in Jackson, Mississippi. Formerly a member of the Board of the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), Dr. Peden has also served as President of both the Louisiana Medical Record Association and the Mississippi Health Information Management Association. She earned her PhD from the University of Mississippi and an MBA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, where she also taught in the health information management programs.

Review:

'...I would recommend this text. I have used this textbook for the past few years and have found it to be easy to work with as an instructor, and the students also seem to find it easy to follow and filled with helpful information."Gerald B. Harkless, MA, BS, RHIA, Adjunct Faculty, St. Philip's College, Alamo Colleges, San Antonio, TX

"This is the only comprehensive HIM/HIT career book out on the market. Nowhere else can you find a variety of alternative careers with detailed explanations in one book...it is very well done. Ann Peden has done a good job at updating the material, explaining ARRA and HITECH ACT, ICD-10-CM, EHRs, etc."Crystal Clack, MS, RHIA, CCS, Adjunct Faculty, DeVry University Online

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111125627
• ISBN 13: 9781111125622
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 624