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Information Technology for the Practicing Physician

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Joan M. Kiel

    1. Department of Health Management Systems John G. Rangos, Sr., School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

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Part of the book series: Health Informatics (HI)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Utilizing Technology to Arrange a Physician Visit

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Physician Practice Management: Into the Technology Age

      • Joan M. Kiel
      Pages 3-21

    3. Workflow in Physician Practices

      1. Workflow in the Primary Care Physician’s Office: A Study of Five Practices
        • Jeffry D. Cooper, James D. Copenhaver, Carolyn J. Copenhaver
        Pages 23-34
      2. Workflow Concepts: The Challenges of Managing Healthcare Business Processes
        • William F. Andrew
        Pages 35-37
      3. Workflow and Usability
        • Vinson J. Hudson
        Pages 38-44

    4. Electronic Registration

      1. Interviewing Patients with the Aid of a Computer
        • Allen R. Wenner, Duncan C.H. Belser III
        Pages 46-72
      2. Internet-Based Registration
        • Jonathan Ephraim
        Pages 73-77

  3. Utilizing Technology to Enhance a Physician Visit

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Electronic Medical Records

      1. Clinical Documentation That Improves Patient Care (or Tips for Avoiding Potholes in the Road to the Electronic Medical Record)
        • Thomas E. Sullivan
        Pages 82-93
      2. Selecting and Installing an EMR: HPHC’s Successful Implementation
        • Walt Zywiak
        Pages 94-103
      3. The Ambulatory EMR
        • Kathy Patrino, Thomas Landholt, Linda Brackett
        Pages 104-109
      4. EMR Reduces Costs and Protects Revenues
        • Kathy Patrino, Thomas Landholt, Linda Brackett
        Pages 110-112

    3. Clinical Applications with Information Technology

      1. Patient Acceptance of Computerized Progress Note Documentation
        • Janet Huber
        Pages 114-117
      2. Key Characteristics of an Electronic Prescription Writer
        • Robert Keet
        Pages 118-126

    4. Patient Education

      1. Clinical Software for Strengthening the Physician-Patient Relationship
        • J. Peter Geerlofs
        Pages 128-140
      2. Computer-Based Patient Education: The X-PlainTM Experience
        • Moe Ajam
        Pages 141-144
      3. E-Consultation and Education: Medicine Now
        • Richard J. Osborne
        Pages 145-150
      4. The Health Network
        • J. Tod Fetherling
        Pages 151-155

  4. Utilizing Technology to Enhance Physician Practice Operations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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About this book

As health care moves from an inpatient to an outpatient delivery system, physician practice management will become more complex and accountable. To manage this change, physician practices are increasingly relying on information technology. This book follows both a patient and an employee through a physician visit, highlighting what, where, and how technology is utilized.
The first section, "Utilizing Technology to Arrange a Physician Visit," provides information and examples of technology utilized prior to the patient visit, and includes examples of physicians who utilize email and Web sites to attract patients, electronic scheduling systems to decrease wait time, and registration systems which can verify insurance information. The second section, "Utilizing Technology to Enhance the Physican Visit," demonstrates how technology is utilized when the patient is in treatment and/or follow-up care. Focusing on electronic medical records, electronic referral systems, billing and collection systems, and follow-up patient education and discharge information, it portrays the "future physician office visit." The third section, "Utilizing Technology to Enhance Physician Practice Operations," focuses on the physician practice manager's daily operations and how technology can achieve efficacy. The examples and case studies provided demonstrate a more timely, efficient mode of delivering quality patient care.
This is a "how-to" manual for implementing practice management solutions, and will appeal to Physicians, Practice Managers, Information Technology Specialists, Allied Health Professionals, students and researchers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Health Management Systems John G. Rangos, Sr., School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Joan M. Kiel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Information Technology for the Practicing Physician

  • Authors: Joan M. Kiel

  • Series Title: Health Informatics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b97660

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98984-6Published: 03 November 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-7557-0Published: 23 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-21857-1Published: 02 June 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1917

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-3741

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 273

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Health Informatics

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