Himss Dictionary of Health Information and Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizations (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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This significantly expanded and newest edition of the bestselling HIMSS Dictionary of Health Information Technology Terms, Acronyms, and Organizations has been developed and extensively reviewed by more than 50 industry experts. The sixth edition of this dictionary serves as a quick reference for students, health information technology professionals and healthcare executives to better navigate the ever-growing health IT field and includes new terms used as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and will serve as a resource for HIMSS' new certification based on digital health transformation as well as for those taking the CPHIMS and CPHIMS certification exams.

This valuable resource includes more than 3000 definitions, 30 organizations and numerous new references. Definitions of terms for the information technology and clinical, medical and nursing informatics fields are updated and included. This sixth edition also includes an acronyms list with cross references to current definitions, new word-search capability, and a list of health IT-related associations and organizations, including contact information, mission statements and web addresses. Academic and certification credentials are also included.