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Computers in Private Practice Management

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Byron B. Oberst

    1. Omaha Children’s Clinic, P.C, Omaha, USA

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  2. John M. Long

    1. University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Necessary Items

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Major Application Areas: Computer Goodies

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      Pages 3-11

    3. The Technology Behind the Applications Packages

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      Pages 13-23

    4. Communications: The Telephone Connection

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      Pages 25-35

    5. Validation, Regulation, and Standardization of Computer-Based Medical Products and Services

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      Pages 37-46

  3. The Eight Major Office System Functions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Administrative Management: Where Decisions Are Made

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      Pages 49-57

    3. Accounting Management: This Area Makes the Wheels Go Around

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      Pages 59-76

    4. Time Management: “Time”—A Forgotten Resource

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      Pages 77-85

    5. Marketing Management: The New Buzzword in Medicine

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      Pages 87-93

    6. Patient Care Management: What Medicine Is All About

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      Pages 95-107

    7. Physician Management: Quality Management of All Types

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      Pages 109-119

    8. Hospital Management: Efficient Use of Resources

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      Pages 121-125

    9. Medical Information Management: Coping with the Volumes

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      Pages 127-132

    10. Need Analysis: What Is It? Why? How?

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      Pages 133-156

  4. New Resources—Network Databases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Medical Information Networks: How to Access and Find Data

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      Pages 159-166

    3. Electronic Mail: A New Way to Exchange Information

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      Pages 167-171

    4. Expert Decision Support: Artificial Intelligence

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      Pages 173-181
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About this book

Designed to assist the physician in the application of computers in private medical practice, this comprehensive guide outlines where, why, and how this valuable tool can best be used. Integrating the mechanisms of computerization with the implications for health care, the authors draw on personal research and experience to describe models used effectively in the medical setting. Chapters cover administrative procedures, applications for marketing and quality assurance, and the link to an office-hospital application. Aslo included is information on software, hardware, database management, expert systems, artificial intelligence, and indications of future trends. This work will serve as an essential reference in meeting the ever-increasing medical information needs of the private practitioner.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Omaha Children’s Clinic, P.C, Omaha, USA

    Byron B. Oberst

  • University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA

    John M. Long

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computers in Private Practice Management

  • Authors: Byron B. Oberst, John M. Long

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4746-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9139-8

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4746-3

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 240

  • Topics: Health Informatics, General Practice / Family Medicine

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