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Informatics for Health Professionals

by Kathleen Mastrian, Dee McGonigle

April 2016

Intermediate to advanced

454 pages

16h 45m

English

Jones & Bartlett Learning

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IntroductionThe DIKW ParadigmThe Foundation of Knowledge ModelCore Informatics CompetenciesSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences

IntroductionInformationInformation ScienceInformation ProcessingInformation Science and the Foundation of KnowledgeIntroduction to Information SystemsInformation SystemsSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionThe Computer as a Tool for Managing Information and Generating KnowledgeComputer ComponentsWhat is the Relationship of Computer Science to Knowledge?How Does the Computer Support Collaboration and Information Exchange?What is the Human–Technology Interface?Looking to the FutureSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionCognitive ScienceSources of KnowledgeNature of KnowledgeHow Knowledge and Wisdom are used in Decision MakingCognitive InformaticsCognitive Informatics and Health Care PracticeWhat is Artificial Intelligence?SummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionEthicsEthical Dilemmas and MoralsEthical Decision MakingTheoretical Approaches to Health Care EthicsApplying Ethics to InformaticsCase Analysis DemonstrationNew Frontiers in Ethical IssuesLegal Aspects of Health InformaticsOverview of the HITECH ActHow the HITECH Act Changed HIPAAImplications for PracticeEthical and Legal Issues and Social MediaSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionWaterfall ModelRapid Prototyping or Rapid Application DevelopmentObject-Oriented Systems DevelopmentDynamic System Development MethodComputer-Aided Software Engineering ToolsOpen-Source Software and Free/Open-Source SoftwareInteroperabilitySummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionTypes of Health Care Organization Information SystemsCommunication SystemsCore Business SystemsOrder Entry SystemsPatient Care Support SystemsDepartment Collaboration and Exchange of Knowledge and InformationSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionThe Human–Technology InterfaceThe Human–Technology Interface ProblemImproving the Human–Technology InterfaceA Framework for EvaluationFuture of the Human–Technology InterfaceSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionSecuring Network InformationAuthentication of UsersThreats to SecuritySecurity ToolsOff-Site Use of Portable DevicesSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionWork Flow Analysis PurposeWork Flow and TechnologyWork Flow Analysis and Informatics PracticeInformatics as a Change AgentMeasuring the ResultsFuture DirectionsSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionSetting the StageComponents of Electronic Health RecordsAdvantages of Electronic Health RecordsOwnership of Electronic Health RecordsFlexibility and Expandability of Electronic Health RecordsThe FutureSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionWhat is a Culture of Safety?Strategies for Developing a Safety CultureInformatics Technologies for Patient SafetyInterdisciplinary CollaborationRole of the Health InformaticistSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionConsumer Demand for Health InformationHealth Literacy and Health InitiativesHealth Care Organization Approaches to EngagementPromoting Health Literacy in School-Aged ChildrenSupporting Use of the Internet for Health EducationFuture Directions for Engaging PatientsTelehealth: A Tool for Connected HealthTelehealth CareTools of Home TelehealthThe Patient’s Role in TelehealthHealth Care in the FutureSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionCore Public Health FunctionsCommunity Health Risk Assessment: Tools for Acquiring KnowledgeProcessing Knowledge and Information to Support Epidemiology and Monitoring Disease OutbreaksApplying Knowledge to Health Disaster Planning and PreparationInformatics Tools to Support Communication and DisseminationUsing Feedback to Improve Responses and Promote ReadinessSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
Introduction: Professional Education and the Foundation of Knowledge ModelKnowledge Acquisition and SharingHardware and Software ConsiderationsDelivery ModalitiesTechnology Tools Supporting EducationInternet-Based ToolsPromoting Active and Collaborative LearningKnowledge Dissemination and SharingFair use and Copyright RestrictionsThe FutureSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
Introduction: Big Data, Data Mining, and Knowledge DiscoveryKDD and ResearchData Mining ConceptsData Mining TechniquesData Mining ModelsEthics of Data MiningSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionInformation LiteracyAcquiring Knowledge Through Internet and Library HoldingsInformation Sharing and Fair UseClarification of Research TermsHistory of EBPEvidenceBridging the Gap Between Research and PracticeBarriers to and Facilitators of EBPInformatics Tools to Support EBPDeveloping EBP GuidelinesMeta-Analysis and the Generation of KnowledgeThe FutureSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionBioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology DefinedWhy are Bioinformatics and Biomedical Informatics so Important?What Does the Future Hold?SummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences
IntroductionCaring TheoriesPresenceStrategies for Enhancing Caring PresenceReflective PracticeSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeAdditional ResourcesReferences
IntroductionFoundation of Knowledge Model RevisitedKnowledge Use in PracticeManaging Knowledge Across DisciplinesSummaryThought-Provoking QuestionsApply Your KnowledgeReferences

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The Art of Delivering Patient-Centered Care in Technology-Laden Environments

Kathleen Mastrian and Dee McGonigle

OBJECTIVES

1. Explore caring theories as they apply to the art of practice.

2. Acknowledge the potential disruption of technology to the therapeutic provider—patient relationship.

3. Define presence and caring presence.

4. Formulate strategies to enhance caring presence.

Key Terms

Introduction

Providing health care is hard work. Depending on the site of practice, it can be both physically and mentally taxing. Health care professionals are masters at multitasking—that is, performing several caring functions simultaneously during a patient encounter. ...