Health IT and EHRs: Principles and Practice

Health IT and EHRs: Principles and Practice
7th Ed.
2025 © AHIMA Press
Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA
ISBN-13: 978-1-58426-964-9
eISBN-13: 978-1-58426-965-6
Healthcare Informatics, Allied Health, Basic Sciences, Coding & Classification

Description

Discover the latest trends and applications in health IT with the seventh edition of Health IT and EHRs: Principles and Practice. Updated to include the most current information on healthcare technologies, this edition offers comprehensive guidance on developing and implementing health IT systems for students of health information management (HIM) and informatics. This book addresses the broader scope of IT being used in healthcare, such as mobile and telehealth, EHR implementation, cybersecurity, change management, and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), to aid improvement in quality of care. Whether you are a student or a healthcare professional looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving field of health IT, this book is an essential resource for understanding the principles and practices driving innovation in healthcare technology.

Key Features:

  • • New chapter exploring AI and emerging technologies in healthcare
  • • Updated content on EHR implementation, interoperability, optimization, telehealth, systems development life cycle, strategic planning, workflow, and process improvement
  • • New and refreshed case studies utilizing real world examples
  • • Covers the use of EHRs beyond their use solely for documentation to much broader utility in decision support, evidence-based practice, care coordination, and patient engagement in care
  • • Chapters reorganized and condensed to aid in student comprehension

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