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Health Information Systems: Design Issues and Analytic Applications
by Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Robert H. Brook, Eve A. Kerr, Cheryl L. Damberg
Mixing medical records with computer technology makes good medicine. This book provides practical guidance on using information systems effectively to answer questions of concern to those responsible for purchasing, managing, delivering and regulating health care services. The authors provide an introduction to health services research techniques, discuss the use of various data sources for analysis, and address the critical issues in using information systems.
Incl. overview, technical issues, developing and using system, survey methods, risk adjustment, data sources, etc.
Synopsis
Mixing medical records with computer technology makes good medicine. This book provides practical guidance on using information systems effectively to answer questions of concern to those responsible for purchasing, managing, delivering and regulating health care services. The authors provide an introduction to health services research techniques, discuss the use of various data sources for analysis, and address the critical issues in using information systems.
Health Care Consultant
A 'tour de force' covering the most pressing issues in health care and providing a course on analytic methods and statistics.
About the Author, Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Robert Brook (M.D., Sc.D., Johns Hopkins University) is professor of medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, and Vice President and Director of RAND Health.
