***Third Edition Released October 2009***Medical Informatics combines information technology and medicine to improve healthcare delivery, education and research. Our goal is to introduce healthcare professionals and medical informatics students to the key topics in this rapidly evolving field. This extensively updated third edition with over 1200 references will provide you with the latest information in the field of Medical Informatics. Topics covered include: overview of medical informatics, electronic health records, practice managment systems, interoperability, networks, patient informatics, online medical resources, search engines, mobile technology, evidence based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, disease management and disease registries, pay for performance, patient safety, electronic prescribing, telemedicine, picture archiving and communications systems, bioinformatics, public health informatics, e-research, and emerging trends. Book is also available in hard copy....More >< Less