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**E-Book Version** Medical Informatics is a new field that combines information technology and clinical medicine to improve medical care, medical education and medical research. Integration of technology into medicine is occuring faster than most healthcare professionals are able to adopt it. With over 1000 references and many of them hyperlinked in this e-book, this extensively updated second edition will serve as a practical guide for understanding the rapidly evolving field of Medical Informatics. Topics covered include: Overview of Medical Informatics, Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, Patient Informatics, Online Medical Resources, Search Engines, Mobile Technology, Evidence Based Medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Pay for Performance, Disease Management and Disease Registries, Patient Safety, Electronic Prescribing, Telemedicine, Picture Archiving and Communications Systems, Bioinformatics, Public Health Informatics, E-research, Emerging Trends. **Paperback Also Available on Lulu**