Pediatric Informatics

Now is a critical time in pediatric informatics. As information technologies—electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), computerized physician order entry (CPOE)—and standards (HL7) are developed to improve the quality of health care, it is imperative for policy makers and pediatricians to be aware of their impact on pediatric care and child health. Informed child advocates must be at the planning table as national and regional health information networks are developed to insure the unique health care needs of children are being met.

Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health is a current digest of the important trends in pediatric informatics, written by leading experts in the field. This book explores how the management of biomedical data, information, and knowledge can optimize and advance child health. The contributors investigate the specific importance of pediatric informatics is derived from the biological, psychological, social and cultural needs that the distinguish children from other populations. These distinctions create complexities in the management of pediatric data and information that make children a vulnerable population and require the development of a new body of knowledge in pediatric informatics.

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From the reviews:

“This book on pediatric informatics is one in a series of focused on the emerging field of health informatics. … It is directed at a very diverse audience including pediatricians, information services officers, and computer scientists working to integrate current information management into pediatric practice. … This is a good reference to review the current state of the field before embarking on a program to move to electronic records in any pediatric practice.” (Michael White, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2010)

“This is the first book specific to pediatrics. This comprehensive book describes the specific informatics aspects of pediatric medicine … . The book is geared mainly for healthcare IT developers … . For pediatricians, it is an introduction to the current topics in healthcare IT. This is a good starting point for both groups. … a good first attempt geared for healthcare IT professionals who are trying to meet and understand the specific needs of those who provide care to pediatric and neonatal patients.” (Matthew Cortez, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2011)

• The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

  Christoph U. Lehmann, George R. Kim

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA

  Kevin B. Johnson

Both authors are pediatricians and informaticians with significant experience and expertise in the field of informatics, and both have trained in informatics through the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Lehmann’s expertise resides in the development, application and evaluation of clinical information systems in pediatrics with an emphasis on improving health care quality. He is a faculty member in the Division of Health Information Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim’s area of expertise lies in ontologies and consumer health informatics. He is also an expert in information retrieval.

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