This classic text has been completely updated to reflect today's challenges of managing information in a variety of healthcare settings. It explains how to design and use information systems in managed care and integrated delivery systems and identifies opportunities of technological innovations. Includes new case studies and illustrations.  The new edition covers:  * Managed care software applications * The Internet and healthcare * Computer-based patient records * The role of information systems * improved quality of care * management decision making * risk analysis * financial forecasting * outcomes measurement

Information Systems for Health Services Administration

Politics & Social Sciences

Austin, Charles J.

Social Sciences

Health Administration Pr

Medical Books

Administration & Medicine Economics

Amer College of

Information systems for hospital administration

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Health Administration Press

<p>Effective use of quantitative analysis in management decisions is essential for anyone involved in the study or practice of health services administration. Focusing on the application of quantitative analysis to decision making in health services, this publication is an ideal general reference manual for healthcare professionals. It is also designed to be used with a basic quantitative decision analysis software package, such as QuickQuant+ Decision Making Software, which makes it particularly suitable for use by graduate and advanced undergraduate students in health administration and related fields.</p>

Quantitative Analysis for Health Services Administration

Boxerman, Stuart B.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

<p>...provide sufficient technical detail on computer hard- ware, software, networks, &amp; telecommunications to enable the manager to become conversant with modern information technology &amp; its use in healthcare organizations</p>

Information Systems for Healthcare Management

Computers & Technology

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