Biomedical Informatics

This complete medical informatics textbook begins by reviewing the IT aspects of informatics, including systems architecture, electronic health records, interoperability, privacy and security, cloud computing, mobile healthcare, imaging, capturing data, and design issues. Next, it provides case studies that illustrate the roll out of EHRs in hospitals. The third section incorporates four anatomy and physiology lectures that focus on the physiological basis behind data captured in EHR medical records. The book includes links to documents and standards sources so students can explore each idea discussed in more detail.

David J. Lubliner is a member of the faculty at a northeast university, where he coordinates a Medical Informatics program he developed a decade earlier. With a Ph.D. in Information Systems and graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science, he is currently part of a team developing a handheld medical scanner. Prior to teaching, he worked for 10 years at a Fortune 500 company as a divisional vice president of an architecture-computer security group. Before that Lubliner worked as an engineer on the Patriot missile system.

Introduction to Biomedical Informatics. Framework for Implementing the U.S. Medical Records Infrastructure. Electronic Health Records. Data Interoperability. Security. Telehealth. Medical Sensors. Imaging. Ethics. Critical Care Nursing Perspective on the Electronic Health Record. Healthcare Management Information Technology in the Full Service Facility. Future Directions for Biomedical Informatics. Appendices: Application Development for Electronic Health Records-Mobile Applications Development. Mobile Applications Development.