ABSTRACT
The move to manage medicine from a financial perspective, i.e. managed care, has added huge layers of bureaucratic and administrative functions to healthcare. The need to have the ability to track patient medical records, mandated by government legislation such as HIPAA, is bringing new technologies and processes into the healthcare arena. A univer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
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SECTION II HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
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Section III: Disaster Planning and System Security
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Section IV: Standards and the Regulatory Environment
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Section V: Improving Quality, Reducing Risk, and Understanding Costs
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SECTION VI EMR AND THE DATA WAREHOUSE
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SECTION VII THE CHANGING ORGANIZATION
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SECTION VIII TELEMEDICINE AND THE INTERNET
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SECTION IX EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES