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Health IT JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward an IT Career in Health Information Technology
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Health IT JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward an IT Career in Health Information Technology

by Patrick Wilson, Scott McEvoy
November 2011
Beginner
432 pages
16h 26m
English
Sybex
Content preview from Health IT JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward an IT Career in Health Information Technology

Chapter 12

Clinical Applications

  • Maternal and infant care systems
  • Radiology imaging systems
  • Picture archiving and Communications system
  • Encounter forms
  • Prescription labels
  • Patient eligibility
  • Third-party databases for drugs
  • Third-party databases for toxicology
  • Laboratory systems
  • Disease registries
  • Emergency department systems
  • Cardiology systems
  • Clinical decision support systems
  • Pharmacy system

Clinical applications are the heart of a physician’s business. The needs for each specialty are unique. Allergists use radiology and spirometers to analyze a patient’s condition, while cardiologists use EKG machines to help diagnose a patient. In the following pages, we will discuss the myriad of systems found in an ambulatory or hospital setting and ...

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