Health Management Information Systems / Edition 1

by Jack Smith, Alison Smith

Overview

The growth and development of health information systems have been os a scale, and at a pace, that many health professionals are left wondering quite how to relate to the changes that have taken place. This comprehensive text is aimed at both practitioners and students, and it relates systems and management theories to applications found in health settings, and compares the best of international practice. It sets out the basic principles of health management information systems, and illustrates them with examples and case studies from a wide range of health care applications and from a number of different countries, including the USA, the UK, Germany and Australia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335205653
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	12/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.76(d)

Editorial Reviews

A comparative review and explanation of the use of information systems in health care settings in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, and elsewhere. Management consultant Smith organizes his topic into the three main areas of management support, primary healthcare, and secondary health care. Applying management theory to the material, he illustrates systems theory with case studies drawn from various settings. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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