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Guide to Health Informatics [Paperback]

Enrico Coiera (Author)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Hodder Arnold; Second Edition edition (Dec 22 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340764252
ISBN-13: 978-0340764251
Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 18.9 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 1 Kg

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #235,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medical Informatics

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This is an excellent academic review of all aspects of information technology that are applied to healthcare and is not a book for techies. -- Medix Website 20040516 A simply brilliant introduction to this fast developing field which is comprehensive, up-to-date, and at the same time sophisticated... It should be read by all healthcare professionals. -- 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition (awarded a Highl 20040516 I feel this book will give students who work in Health a good academic background to Health Informatics. I will recommend that they do purchase it if they intend to complete the degree programme. I have also recommended this book to be included in the reading list for the NHS Professional Awards. -- Jean Gilbert, Lecturer at the University of Derby 20050225

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This brilliant guide to medical informatics is an easy to read overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in healthcare. Not only does the book cover the complexities and implications of the increasing use of information technology in healthcare, but it also explores the basic principles of informatics that govern clinical decisions and behaviour. The 2nd edition of A Guide to Health Informatics is particularly of interest for clinical health professionals and medical/health science students. As before, the emphasis throughout the book is clinically relevant. New to this restructured and updated edition is a section on searching for, structuring and using information, new material on evidence-based medicine and discussion of the internet and patient use. Key areas such as the Internet, the Web and healthcare have been updated to reflect current issues. Features: *Completely updated and restructured to reflect current issues and new developments *New sections on information retrieval, structuring and medical decision making *New material on protocols and evidence based medicine

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Oct 14 2010

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Great Price, Arrived Quickly and well packaged. Condition was as listed. I have had this book checked out from my college library for months - the explanations are wonderful for non-techno types who need to get up to speed. I was delighted to get it for such a reasonable price.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, comprehensive, Mar 17 2011

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I used this for an MSc in Health Informatics, and later to design a course I taught myself. It is very easy to read, and clearly written. The author is an internationally recognised expert in the area. The chapters are short enough that you don't get swamped with detail, but long enough to include adequate information.

The only drawback is that it needs updating by now - this is a rapidly changing area. But if you are looking for an introduction to informatics, this is the best book I have seen.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Badly written text, Dec 8 2010

By Caroline - Published on Amazon.com

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This was the text recommended in a course I was taking. Simply the worst textbook I've ever read. Poor sentence structure and convoluted explanations- the editors need to really be reexamined if they decided a new edition again.

Terrible- There are plenty of better texts out there that cover the same material- I suggest find you them!

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