Health informatics : an interprofessional approach / [edited by] Ramona Nelson, PhD, RN-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Nancy Staggers, PhD, RN, FAAN.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Foundational Information in Health Informatics : -- 1. Health Informatics: Introduction, Definition and Significance -- 2. Theoretical Foundations of Health Informatics -- 3. Use of Evidence Based Practice and Practice Based Evidence in Health Informatics -- 4. Models, Theories and Research for Program Evaluation -- 5. Technical Infrastructure to Support Healthcare -- Unit 2. Information Systems and Applications For the Delivery of Health Care : -- 6. Electronic Health Records and Applications for Managing Patient Care -- 7. Administrative Application in Healthcare -- 8. Telehealth and Applications for Delivering Care at a Distance -- 9. Home Health and Related Community Based Systems -- 10. Clinical Decision Support Systems in Healthcare -- 11. Public Health Informatics -- Unit 3. Participatory Health Care Informatics : -- 12. The Engaged ePatient -- 13. Social Media Tools for Practice and Education -- 14. Personal Health Records -- 15. mHealth - The Intersection of Mobile Technology and Health -- Unit 4. Managing the Life Cycle of a Health Information System : -- 16. Strategic Planning and Selecting an Information System -- 17. Project Management Principles for Health Informatics -- 18. Contract Negotiations and Software Licensing -- 19. Implementing and Upgrading an Information System -- 20. Downtime and Disaster Recovery for Health Information Systems -- Unit 5. Usability, Standards, Safety and Analytics in Health Informatics : -- 21. Improving the User Experience for Health Information Technology -- 22. Informatics Related Standards and Standards and Standard Setting Organizations -- 23. Data Science and Analytics in Healthcare -- 24. Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives in Health Informatics -- Unit 6. Governance Structures, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in Health Informatics : -- 25. Legal Issues, Federal Regulations, and Accreditation -- 26. Privacy and Security -- 27. The Health Information Technology for Education and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Meaningful Use (MU) and Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) -- 28. Health Policy and Informatics -- 29. Health Information Technology Governance -- Unit 7. Education and Health Informatics : -- 30. Informatics in the Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals -- 31. Distributive Education: Applications, Techniques and Issues -- 32. Informatics Tools for Educating Health Professionals -- 33. Simulation in Healthcare Education -- Unit 8. International Health Informatics Efforts : -- 34. International Efforts, Issues and Innovations -- Unit 9. Exploring the Past and the Future : -- 35. The Evolving History of Health Informatics -- 36. Future Directions and Future Research in Health Informatics.

"Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach, 2nd Edition prepares you for success in today’s technology-filled healthcare practice. Concise coverage includes information systems and applications such as electronic health records, clinical decision support, telehealth, ePatients, and social media tools, as well as system implementation. New to this edition are topics including data science and analytics, mHealth, principles of project management, and contract negotiations."--Publisher's website.