Information Systems for Health Service Administration

Book Description
This much-anticipated text will help future healthcare managers understand the prinicples of analysis, design, evaluation, selection, acquisition, and utilization of information systems in healthcare organization settings. Sufficient technical detail on computer hardware, software, networks, and telecommunications is included so that students can understand technology's role in healthcare. Written from a mangement perspective, this text emphasizes the intelligent use of information for strategic planning, decision support, program management, high quality patient care, and continuous quality improvement. Benefits: New chapters include information on e-health, information security, application development, and project management, with thorough updates throughout the entire book Each chapter includes a summary, discussion questions, and problems Includes a glossary of technical terms Ideal text for undergraduate or graduate health information classes

About the Author
Charles J. Austin, Ph.D. is a retired university professor and administrator. He has served in numerous academic leadership positions including President of East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University, Commerce), Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia Southern University, and Dean of Graduate Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Stuart B. Boxerman, D.Sc. is associate professor and Director of the Health Administration Program at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. He teaches courses in quantitative methods and health information systems. Current research activities include improvement of patient care delivery processes, benefits of decision support systems, applications of simulation modelling, and the quantification of the value of information.


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This much-anticipated new edition reviews state-of-the-art information technology. It describes how information systems can support high-quality patient care and improve management decisions in healthcare organizations. Authors Charles Austin and Stuart Boxerman provide sufficient technical detail on computer hardware, software, networks, and telecommunications to enable the manager to become conversant with modern information technology and its use in healthcare organizations. An effective information system can help managers make intelligent use of the information collected, leading to improved strategic planning, decision support, program management, patient care, and continuous quality improvement. Thoroughly updated throughout, this book includes new information on e-health, information security, application development, and project management. It also contains chapter summaries, discussion questions, and a glossary of technical terms.


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