Information Systems and Healthcare Enterprises

The healthcare industry in the United States consumes roughly 20% of the gross national product per year. This huge expenditure not only represents a large portion of the countrys collective interests, but also an enormous amount of medical information. Information intensive healthcare enterprises have unique issues related to the collection, disbursement, and integration of various data within the healthcare system. Information Systems and Healthcare Enterprises provides insight on the challenges arising from the adaptation of information systems to the healthcare industry, including development, design, usage, adoption, expansion, and compliance with industry regulations. Highlighting the role of healthcare information systems in fighting healthcare fraud and the role of information technology and vendors, this book will be a highly valued addition to academic, medical, and health science libraries.

About the Author:

Roy Rada is a professor of information systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Previously, he was a boeing distinguished professor of software engineering at Washington State University, editor of Index Medicus at the National Library of Medicine, and professor of computer science at the University of Liverpool. Rada has worked as a consultant on computer–supported diagnosis in pathology and radiology, led a team developing medical informatics standards, developed online training material for doctors, and consulted with insurance companies and hospital networks about compliance with government regulations related to information systems. Radas educational credentials include a PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois, an MD from Baylor College of Medicine, and a BA from Yale University. He has authored hundreds of scientific papers. His first journal article appeared in Computers and Biomedical Research (1979) and described a novel coding system for medical problem statements.