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The Healthcare Information Technology Planning Fieldbook: Tactics, Tools and Templates for Building Your IT Plan


The ultimate strategic planning guide!

By George T. Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS and Detlev (Herb) Smaltz, PhD, FHIMSS, FACHE

This step-by-step healthcare IT planning guide for hospitals and health systems covers overall concepts of planning as well as organizational considerations, technological guiding principles, relevant business cases, infrastructure approaches, and cultural implications. Written by two by two CIOs with a wealth of leadership experience, the book is loaded with tools, templates, example work products and case studies.

Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and Management Systems: The CPHIMS Review Guide

This exam preparation guide and comprehensive resource has been specifically developed to follow the new CPHIMS exam content effective June 1, 2008, so you can be guaranteed of the most current and 'need to know' information. Sample multiple choice questions (different from the new CPHIMS Review CD ROM) for each chapter and a glossary of acronyms are included to help you maximize your exam preparation and optimize your potential for success.

Improving Medication Use and Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: A Step-by-Step Guide

The result of a ground-breaking collaboration by dozens of individuals and organization, this Guide is co-published by HIMSS, the Scottsdale Institute, AMIA, ISMP, ASHP, and AMDIS. The Guide is designed to help CDS implementers improve medication use and associated outcomes in their organizations by providing detailed guidance on setting up an effective CDS-medication management program.

Developing a Data Warehouse for the Healthcare Enterprise: Lessons from the Trenches
by Bryan P Bergeron, MD

This practical guide offers first-hand experiences and lessons learned on how implementing a data warehouse can help drive process improvements and increase patient safety and quality of care.