Whether you are a clinician, researcher, or health IT specialist, you may come up with questions for some aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), such as clinical workflow and EHR, using EHR data for research, implementation, attitudes, beliefs and use, data privacy, health data standards, and consumer access to the EHR and personal health records (PHR's), etc. For all aspects of the EHR, you can use EHR query in PubMed to perform a search to retrieve citations in journal literature. This EHR query is developed by the National Library of Medline, and you may check other NLM services at its Electronic Health Record Information Resources.
To search for articles on the topic of electronic health records in journal databases, for example, PubMed, you can try the following terms:
[Mesh] indicates that term is a Medical Subject heading. You can try search those terms as free text or MeSH terms.
Fundamentals of Coding, Payment, and Documentation (eBook) by
This helpful resource provides a single-source introduction to all aspects of coding and reimbursement to those who are not currently coders. This book is designed for everyone involved in documenting, billing, data archiving and paying medical claims. It explains the interplay coding has to reimbursement, compliance, contract negotiations, adjudication, and risk. It can also be used as an introductory text in coding classes. Each chapter will have examples of medical documentation, bills, and remittance advices to emphasize the content of the chapter. Additional chapters include fraud and abuse as it relates to coding with the final chapter putting it all together explaining how it all impacts each aspect. Additional features include: * Laymans interpretation of coding and reimbursement along with common clinical scenarios to fully explain each lesson * Quick check boxes to emphasize points of most interest * Logic trees, decision trees and case examples for additional understanding * Bibliography -- useful everyday Web sites and resources * Lists of definitions and acronyms for better understanding of important topics
Biomedical Informatics (Book) by
This text provides both a conceptual framework and a practical approach for the implementation and management of IT used to improve the delivery of health care. It focuses on the role of computers in the provision of medical services.
Electronic Medical Records (Book) by
Clinical Infomation Systems are increasingly important in Medical Practice. This work is a two-part book detailing the importance, selection and implementation of information systems in the health care setting. Volume One discusses the technical, organizational, clinical and administrative issues pertaining to EMR implementation. Highlighted topics include: infrastructure of the electronic patient records for administrators and clinicians, understanding processes and outcomes, and preparing for an EMR. The second workbook is filled with sample charts and questions, guiding the reader through the actual EMR implementation process.
