Books on Healthcare Informatics
Bioinformatics Computing (2002, Prentice Hall)
This book is a practical guide to computing in the growing
field of bioinformatics (the study of how information is represented and
transmitted in biological systems, starting at the molecular level). It
provides a practical guide for the life-science community that illustrates
computer-science advances made in the past several decades in areas of computer
visualization, large database designs, machine learning and other forms of
advanced pattern matching, statistical methods and distributed computing
techniques. New technologies on the near horizon and societal issues in
bioinformatics are also explored.
Clinical Management Systems: A Guide for Systems Deployment (2004, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society [HIMSS])
This book is a guide for CIOs and
COOs who want to avoid unnecessary delays during the clinical-software
implementation process in a healthcare organization. Bryan and co-author
Jeffrey Blander, a medical researcher and educator, offer tools and present processes that help define
expectations and manage relationships between deployment staff and the end
users of a system. Case-driven examples and “day-in-the-life” scenarios offer
lessons on how to avoid the pitfalls of creating a “push-through” strategy
while deploying a new healthcare-systems application.
Developing a Data Warehouse for the Healthcare Enterprise: Lessons from the Trenches (2008, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society [HIMSS])
This
book offers first-hand experiences on a data-warehouse
development process from the initial vision to the system-wide release. The
site of the implementation is a large, modern, tertiary-care hospital in Saudi
Arabia with an IT environment that parallels a typical US hospital. The authors,
with Bergeron serving as editor, present an honest assessment of their
journey—from the lessons learned and methods explored to the solutions
ultimately achieved. The final implementation transformed the hospital into a
more effective, knowledge-based organization. A sample data warehousing project
plan and an information analysis template are included. Developing a Data
Warehouse for the Healthcare Enterprise received the 2008 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society) Book of the Year award.
Modeling and Simulation for Medical Educators (2007, American Medical Informatics Association [AMIA])
This book covers all aspects of modeling and simulation in
the medical education field. In this context, the term “modeling and simulation”
includes the development, validation and verification of both physiologic
models and patient case simulations. Although low-level issues (e.g., the
tradeoffs associated with various modeling algorithms) are covered, the
emphasis is on the higher-level problems of needs analysis, design,
implementation (including how to manage a project), testing and evaluation.