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You are here > Home > Health Administration Guides > Information Systems & Medical Records Healthcare Information Systems, Medical Technology & Medical Records This Guide provides information, links and books regarding information systems, software, health information management and electronic record-keeping in health and medical settings. Before you visit the pages provided below, we suggest that you go ahead now and remember this page, so that you can find your way back here whenever you wish.    Jump to / Web Resources / Recommended Books / Downloadable Documents / Vendors / Medical Software & CD-ROMs / Health Administration Guides / Web Resources American Health Information Management Association  American Medical Informatics Association   Association for Electronic Healthcare Transactions  Association of Telehealth Service Providers - telemedicine resources Association of the Medical Directors of Information Systems   Center for Health Information Management   Community Health Information Technology Alliance   Computer-based Patient Record Institute   Electronic Privacy Information Center: Medical Privacy   Foundation for eHealth Initiative  Healthcare Informatics - numerous articles from AHRQ Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health Level Seven (HL7) - sets standards for transactions Forum on Privacy & Security in Healthcare   Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - IS org Healthcare Information Systems Directory - varied IS systems & software Health Privacy Project - public awareness regarding health privacy Inside Healthcare Computing - newsletter, info & archives Medical Records Institute - organization promoting electronic health records National Association of Health Data Organizations   Personal Health Records (PHR) - up-to-date listing of PHR vendors Telemedicine Information Exchange - all types of healthcare IS applications links The Informatics Review - journal of Assoc. of Med. Directors of Info. Systems The Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance   Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange   Jump to / Web Resources / Recommended Books / Downloadable Documents / Vendors / Medical Software & CD-ROMs / Health Administration Guides / Go to / Website Index / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Healthcare Information Systems & Technology Books We have made it our goal to collect the very best titles for you here - so that you may access them all in one place. For your convenience, you may also purchase any of these books through Amazon.com. If you wish to buy a particular book, you simply add it to your shopping cart after you learn about the book by following its link. You may also prefer to just browse these books at your leisure, without purchasing. Before exploring the books below, please bookmark this page first - so you will be able to return here effortlessly in the future.     Note: for medical records coding books, please click here instead. 50 Essential Forms for HIM Directors - Apr 2004 Advances in Healthcare Technology: Shaping the Future of Medical Care - May 2006 Applied Medical Image Analysis Methods - Jul 2005 Aspects of Electronic Health Record Systems, 2e - Apr 2006 Automating Ongoing Records Review, 2e - Nov 2004 Automating the Medical Record, 2e - AMA, Nov 2003 Bar Coding Basics: Implementation Strategies to Improve Patient Safety - Jan 2005 Behavioral Healthcare Informatics: Practical Guide for the Clinician - Apr 2006 (The) Best of In Confidence - AHIMA, Jun 2005 Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care & Biomedicine, 3e - Jun 2006 Biomedical Technology & Devices Handbook - Aug 2003 Business Continuity Planning & HIPAA - Aug 2004 Calculating & Reporting Healthcare Statistics, 2e - AHIMA, Nov 2006 Cancer Informatics - 2002 (The) CEO's Guide to Health Care Information Systems, 2e - Sep 2001 Clinical Decision Support Systems, 2e - Dec 2006 Clinical Engineering - Mar 2003 Clinical Information Systems: A Component-Based Approach - May 2003 Clinical Management Systems: Guide for Deployment - HIMSS, Aug 2004 Coder Productivity: Tapping Your Team's Talents to Improve Quality & Reduce A/R - May 2006 Comparative Health Information Management, 2e - Sep 2004 Computer Systems Validation: Risk Management & Compliance - Dec 2003 Consumer Health Informatics - Mar 2005 Consumer Informatics: Applications & Strategies in Cyber Health Care - Jan 2004 Creating Knowledge-Based Healthcare Organizations - Aug 2004 Cybermedicine: How Computing Empowers Doctors, 2e - Aug 2001 Dictionary of Health Information Technology & Security - May 2007 Digital Medicine: Implications for Healthcare Leaders - Sep 2003 Digital (R)evolution in Radiology: Bridging the Future of Health Care, 2e - Apr 2006 Documentation & Reimbursement for Behavioral Healthcare - AHIMA, Mar 2005 Documentation & Reimbursement for Home Care & Hospice - AHIMA, Nov 2001 Documentation & Reimbursement for Long-Term Care - AHIMA, May 2004 Documentation for Ambulatory Care, Rev - AHIMA, 2001 Documentation for Acute Care - AHIMA, Nov 2004 Effective Healthcare Information Systems - 2002 Effective Management of Coding Services, 3e - AHIMA, Jul 2007 Effective Management of Healthcare Information - HIMSS, 2003 eClinical Trials: Planning & Implementation - May 2003 E-Health & the Law - Aug 2003 (supplemented 2004) e-Healthcare: Harness the Power of Internet, e-Commerce & e-Care - 2000 E-Health Care Information Systems - Apr 2005 E-Health Systems: Diffusion & Use - Aug 2005 E-Health, Telehealth, & Telemedicine: Guide to Startup & Success - 2001 EHR Implementation: Step-by-Step Guide for the Medical Practice - AMA, Feb 2005 Electronic Health Records: Guide for Professionals & Organizations, 3e - AHIMA, Aug 2006 Electronic Health Records: Strategies for Implementation - Dec 2004 Electronic Health Records: Transforming Your Medical Practice - MGMA, Apr 2005 Electronic Health Records: Understanding & Using - Apr 2006 Electronic Medical Record Infrastructures - Oct 2005 Electronic Medical Records: Guide for Clinicians & Administrators - 2001 Electronic Record Keeping: Achieving & Maintaining Compliance - 2004 E-Progress: Notes from the Field - 2002 Essentials of Health Information Management - Sep 2004 Essentials of Nursing Informatics, 4e - Sep 2005 Essentials of Telemedicine & Telecare - 2002 Ethical Challenges in the Management of Health Information, 2e - Apr 2006 Ethics & Information Technology - 2002 Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Health Care Information Systems, 2e - Jul 2005 Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics, 2e - Oct 2005 Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics, 2e - Sep 2005 (The) Executive's Guide to Electronic Health Records - ACHE, Feb 2007 Field Guide to HIPAA Implementation, Revised - AMA, Dec 2003 Geographic Information Systems & Health Applications - Oct 2002 Geographic Information Systems & Public Health: Perinatal Disparity - Dec 2005 Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office - Mar 2005 GIS & Public Health - 2002 GIS in Public Health Practice: Opportunities & Pitfalls - Jul 2004 Glossary of Managed Care Terminology - 2006 Guide to HIPAA Auditing: Ensure Compliance - Mar 2004 Guide to Inpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement - Nov 2002 Guide to Medical Privacy & HIPAA - complete manual, plus monthly updates Guide to Outpatient Documentation - 2003 Handbook for HIPAA Security Implementation - AMA, Jan 2004 Handbook of Evaluation Methods for Health Information - Dec 2005 Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Health Care Professionals, 3e - Jul 2004 Handbook of Medical Imaging: Processing & Analysis - 2000 Handheld Computers for Doctors - May 2001 Handhelds in Medicine: A Practical Guide for Clinicians - Nov 2004 Healthcare Code Sets, Clinical Terminologies, & Classification Systems - AHIMA, Mar 2006 Healthcare Informatics - Dec 2005 Health Care Informatics: An Interdisciplinary Approach - 2002 Healthcare Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies, Solutions, 3e - Jul 2004 Healthcare Information Systems, 2e - Dec 2002 Healthcare Knowledge Management: Issues, Advances & Successes - Oct 2006 Healthcare Product Comparison System - ECRI, digital, always current Health Care Technology, Vol. 2 & 3 - Nov 2005 Health Data Quest: How to Find & Use Data for Performance Improvement - 2000 Health Information Management Compliance: Model Program, 3e - AHIMA, Dec 2004 Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles & Practice, 2e - AHIMA, Apr 2006 Health Information Management Manual - always up-to-date Health Information Management: Principles & Organization for Services, 5e - 2003 Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 3e - Feb 2007 Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach, 2e - Apr 2006 Health Information Technology Basics - Aug 2008 Health Management Information Systems, 3e - Nov 2008 (The) HIM Director's Handbook - HCPro, May 2007 HIPAA Resources - see the complete list on our compliance page HIPAA: A Guide to Healthcare Privacy & Security Law - 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HIPAA: A Practical Guide to the Privacy & Security of Health Data - Sep 2005 HIPAA: A Short & Long-Term Perspective - AMA, 2002 HIPAA Compliance Handbook - Jan 2007 (The) HIPAA Compliance Kit: Psychotherapeutic Practice - Apr 2005 HIPAA Compliance Manual, 2e - PMIC, Jul 2006 (The) HIPAA Handbook: What Your Organization Should Know - URAC, Nov 2002 HIPAA: How-To Guide for Your Medical Practice - Jan 2004 HIPAA Made Simple: A Guide to Fast-Tracking Compliance, 2e - 2003 HIPAA NPI Road Map: Navigate & Implement the National Provider Identifier - Oct 2006 HIPAA Plain & Simple: A Compliance Guide - AMA, Aug 2003 HIPAA Policies & Procedures Desk Reference - AMA, 2003 (The) HIPAA Program Reference Handbook - Dec 2004 HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices - May 2004 HIPAA Tool Kit - Ingenix, updateable, always current HIPAA Transactions: A Non-Technical Business Guide for Health Care - AMA, Jan 2004 HIPAA Transactions Made Simple: Achieving the Benefits of EDI - 2003 Implementing an Electronic Health Record System - Jun 2006 Informatics & Nursing: Opportunities & Challenges, 2e - Feb 2003 Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory - May 2005 Information Management: Compliance Guide to JCAHO, 5e - Oct 2005 Information Management for Health Professions, 2e - 2002 Information Retrieval: Health & Biomedical Perspective, 2e - 2003  Information Security Management Handbook - Jul 2005 Information Systems for Healthcare Management, 6e - 2003 Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2e - Sep 2004 Information Technology Solutions for Healthcare - Sep 2005 Intelligent Paradigms in Healthcare Enterprises - Sep 2005 (The) Internet & Health Communication: Experiences & Expectations - Nov 2000 Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals, 4e - May 2005 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Public Health - 2002 Introduction to Nursing Informatics, 3e - Oct 2005 (The) Legal Health Record Companion - Nov 2006 Lessons Learned: Guide to Evaluating & Implementing CPOE - Nov 2004 Making Information Technology Work: Maximizing Benefits for Health Care - AHA, Sep 2007 Managing Health Care Information Systems: for Health Care Executives - May 2005 Managing Healthcare Information Systems with Web-Enabled Technologies - 2000 Managing HIPAA Compliance: Transmission, Privacy, Security - 2001 Managing Technological Change: Organizational Aspects, 2e - Dec 2004 Managing Your Patients' Data in Neonatal & Pediatric ICU - May 2006 Medical Data Management: A Practical Guide, 3e - 2003 Medical Informatics 20/20: Quality & Electronic Health Records - Dec 2006 Medical Informatics: Knowledge Management & Data Mining in Biomedicine - Jun 2005 Medical Phrase Index - PMIC, up-to-date edition (The) Medical Professional's Guide to Handheld Computing - Feb 2004 (The) Medical Record as a Forensic Resource - Oct 2004 Medical Records & the Law, 4e - April 2006 Microsoft Office 2003 for Healthcare - book, Oct 2004 More With Less: Best Practices for HIM Directors, 2e - May 2007 (The) No-Hassle Guide to EHR Implementation - HCPro, Jul 2007 (The) No-Hassle Guide to EHR Policies - Jun 2006 (The) Nursing Informatics Implementation Guide - Apr 2004 Nursing Informatics: Where Caring & Technology Meet, 3e - 2000 Ongoing Records Review: A Guide to JCAHO Compliance, 5e - Feb 2007 PACS & Imaging Informatics: Principles & Applications, 2e - Mar 2004 (The) Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age - 2002 Person-Centered Health Records - Mar 2005 Physician Practice Case Studies in EMR & CPOE - Oct 2005 Pocket Glossary of Health Information Management & Technology - AHIMA, Aug 2005 (The) Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy & Security Compliance - Nov 2003 Practical Pathology Informatics: Demystifying Informatics - Oct 2005 Privacy & Confidentiality of Health Information - 2000 Public Health Informatics & Information Systems - Oct 2002 Public Information Technology & E-Governance - Jan 2006 Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols - newest version Stedman's Medical Dictionary - CD-ROM & book formats Stedman's Medical / Pharmaceutical Spellchecker, Plus Version - software (The) Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care, 2e - 2002 Strategic Information Management in Hospitals  - Apr 2004 Strategic Management of Information Systems in Healthcare - ACHE, Jul 2005 Strategies for Healthcare Information Systems - 2001 Statistical Applications for Health Information Management, 2e - Apr 2005 Technical & Financial Guide to EHR Implementation - AMA, Feb 2007 Technology & the Future of Health Care: Preparing for the Next 30 Years - 2001 Technology, Health Care & Management in the Hospital of the Future - 2003 Technology in American Health Care - Mar 2004 Telemedicine & E-Health Law - Feb 2005 Telemedicine & Telehealth: Principles, Policies, Performance & Pitfalls - 2000 Telenursing: Nursing Practice in Cyberspace - Nov 2000 Tele-ophthalmology - Apr 2006 Transforming Health Care Through Information, 2e - Jan 2005 Transforming Health Care Management: Integrating Technology Strategies - Feb 2008 Understanding Healthcare Informatics - Nov 2005 Understanding Health Communication Technologies - Sep 2004 Using Technology to Improve Medication Safety - JCAHO, Jul 2004 (The) Wireless Web & Healthcare - HIMSS, May 2002 Note: for medical records Coding Books, please click here instead. We have Gift Ideas for your valued physicians, associates & leaders. More HIPAA resources & HIPAA guides. Technology & IS titles are also available in Journals & Newsletters. For compliance & accreditation, go to Compliance Resources. More recommended healthcare & health administration Books Here Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Politics, Policy & Reform / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Jump to / Web Resources / Recommended Books / Downloadable Documents / Vendors / Medical Software & CD-ROMs / Health Administration Guides / Go to / Website Index / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Documents You Can Freely Download Ambulatory Technology Survey - HIMSS, 2004, 20 pages Brief Summary of the Medical Privacy Rule - Feb. 2003 Clinical Decision Support for the Independent Physician Practice - CHCF, 41 pages  Clinical Decision Support Implementers' Workbook - HIMSS, 75 pages Clinical ROI: Not Just Cost Versus Benefits - article, 6 pages CMS Eliminates 90-day Grace Period for Billing Discontinued CPT/HCPCS Codes - effective Jan. 2005 Decade of Health Information Technology: Framework for Strategic Action - 178 pp, 2004 CMS Eliminates 90-day Grace Period for Billing Discontinued ICD-9 Codes - effective Oct 2004 Computerized Physician Order Entry in Community Hospitals - NLM, 2003, 53 pages Compliance with HIPAA Standards & Code Sets - guidance after Oct. 2003 Document Management - article about document management for hospitals Electronic Medical Records: Buyers Guide for Small Physician Practices - 2003, 24 pages Electronic Medical Records: Lessons from Small Physician Practices - 2003, 30 pages Electronic Prescribing: Toward Maximum Value & Rapid Adoption - eHealth Initiative, 2004 Finding Value from IT Investments: Exploring ROI in Healthcare - article, 9 pages Health Insurance Security Standards - Final Rule, 2003 HIMSS Networking Technology Survey - 2004 HIMSS Nursing Informatics Survey - 2004 Medicare Program Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services Part I - Part II - Part III - Final Rules, Apr. 2000 Medical Records Privacy: Questions & Answers on the Final HIPAA Rule - Jan. 2003 Modifications to Electronic Data Standards - Feb. 2003 Modifications to Electronic Data Standards - corrections Mar. 2003 Paper Crisis in American Hospitals - Dec. 2003 survey on document management, 30 pages Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information - guidance 2003 Vendors Offering Electronic Record Systems - survey 2002 Wireless (In)Security for Health Care - HIMSS white paper, 2003, 25 pages More Compliance & HIPAA downloadable documents >>> Jump to / Web Resources / Recommended Books / Downloadable Documents / Vendors / Medical Software & CD-ROMs / Health Administration Guides / Go to / Website Index / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Vendors of Information Systems for Healthcare Archive America - record storage and management AtStaff.inc - has "physician scheduler", enterprise-wide & nurse scheduling software Cerner Corp - supplier of healthcare information technology Eclipsys - HIM integration with clinical & revenue enhancement workflows eWebHealth - delivers medical records via the Internet GE Medical Systems - proprietary doctor practice software HHS - coding, compliance & reimbursement solutions IBM ViaVoice - speech recognition system with medical vocabulary IMPAC - integrated clinical & administrative management systems for cancer care LanVision - workflow and document management solutions McKesson - computer systems MCOL - managed care software Medical Manager - financial, clinical & practice management Medical Software - medical billing, medical records & practice management MediScribe - HIM software Meditech -  information system MedQuist - speech recognition, document workflow management & coding QuadraMed - healthcare information technology SDS - health document processor & storage Siemens - healthcare information systems (formerly SMS) SoftMed Systems - healthcare information systems SonicWALL - integrated Internet security solutions; comply with HIPAA’s Security Rule TSG - integrated solutions for progressive hospitals ZixCorp - solutions that protect, manage, & deliver sensitive electronic information Jump to / Web Resources / Recommended Books / Downloadable Documents / Vendors / Medical Software & CD-ROMs / Health Administration Guides / Go to / Website Index / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Medical Software, Electronic Data & CD-ROMs ABMS Directory of Certified Medical Specialists - current edition AHA Guide - current year guide to companies, hospitals, leaders Almanac of Hospital Financial & Operating Indicators - Ingenix CliniTrend for Windows - patient care documentation, ASHP CodeManager - AMA, coding software more coding resources here CPT Assistant Archives - CD-ROMs from AMA CPT Changes: CD-ROM - current editions, AMA, CPT, Codes on CD-ROM - AMA, both ASCII & EBCDIC versions CPT Professional Edition - AMA, CD-ROM electronic edition, current CPT / RVU, Codes on CD-ROM - AMA more coding resources here CPT / RVU, Codes on CD-ROM - PMIC more coding resources here Directory of Physicians in the US - current edition Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary - current edition Essential RBRVs - Ingenix, book & CD-ROM, current editions Gray's Anatomy Electronic Edition - classic reference, Dec 2004 Healthcare Product Comparison - digital, always current Hospital Chargemaster Guide - HFMA / Ingenix Hospital Statistics: Analysis & Comparison of Hospital Trends - AHA HCPCS Codes on CD-ROM - AMA more coding resources here HCPCS Codes on CD-ROM - PMIC more coding resources here ICD-9-CM Data Files on CD-ROM - AMA  more coding resources here Medicare Correct Coding Guide - Ingenix, always current, both ring-binder & CD-ROM MedTeach - ASHP, patient education software Microsoft Excel - current versions Microsoft Office - current versions Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference - book, CD, or PDA PaperPort Pro - document management PDR / Physician's Desk Reference - both book & electronic versions RBRVS Payment Calculator - AMA, current editions RBRVS Plus - Ingenix, data & software, always current Relative Values for Physicians - HFMA, CD-ROM more coding resources here Staffing Analyzer: Simplifying Data for Nurse Managers - Stedman's Medical Dictionary - CD-ROM & book formats Stedman's Medical / Pharmaceutical Spellchecker, Plus Version - CD-ROM We have also selected Legal, Financial & Administrative books for you. You will also access data & benchmarks in Journals & Newsletters. We have Gift Ideas for your valued physicians, associates & leaders. 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