The Clinician's Guide to Surviving It

ISBN-13: 9781857757972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 160 str.

Opis

Alan Gillies, Professor of Information Management, Postgraduate School of Medicine and Health, University of Central Lancashire Foreword by Glyn Hayes, Chair, BCS Health Informatics Forum and President, UKCHIP IN PRODUCTION - due to be published in February 2006 'This book is designed for clinicians, especially those who are nervous or just plain angry about the information technology that is being introduced into the NHS. It starts by explaining what IT can do for clinicians and patients, and goes on to outline clinician responsibilities towards the technology, what is needed to keep patients safe and to provide the best possible care for patients.'' Alan Gillies Contents What can informatics do for me? Informatics is important, honest Why should we care about informatics? Why do our leaders care about informatics? Does it really work? Informatics can improve patient care Keeping better records Preventing harm to patients How having better information available would save lives Not just about preventing harm Improvements means change Informatics can help with professional practice and development Informatics can help you find information Resources to help you find information Informatics can help you present information Informatics can help you record your professional development Informatics can facilitate integrated care Joined up care needs joined up information A case study from mental health NPfIT: from jigsaw to trainset: the vision NPfIT: from jigsaw to trainset: the reality Conclusions Informatics can empower patients The patients: remember them? Facilitating self management Informing patient decisions: beyond paternalism What do I need to do for informatics? Be Professional Your professional responsibilities Codes of conduct Record keeping New consultation skills What do I need to know? Data Standards Boring but important The bits someone else will worry about The bits you have to worry about What type of proble

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What can informatics do for me? Informatics is important, honest. Why should we care about informatics? Why do our leaders care about informatics? Does it really work? Informatics can improve patient care. Keeping better records. Preventing harm to patients. How having better information available would save lives. Not just about preventing harm. Improvements means change. Informatics can help with professional practice and development. Informatics can help you find information. Resources to help you find information. Informatics can help you present information. Informatics can help you record your professional development. Informatics can facilitate integrated care. Joined up care needs joined up information. A case study from mental health. NPfIT: from jigsaw to trainset: the vision. NPfIT: from jigsaw to trainset: the reality. Conclusions. Informatics can empower patients. The patients: remember them? Facilitating self management. Informing patient decisions: beyond paternalism. What do I need to do for informatics? Be Professional. Your professional responsibilities. Codes of conduct. Record keeping. New consultation skills. What do I need to know? Data Standards. Boring but important. The bits someone else will worry about. The bits you have to worry about. What type of problems are there and how do we spot them? SNOMED: the future (?). Keep information safe. Information governance. Data protection. Confidentiality. Freedom of information. What are the risks? Involve the patients in decision making. Consent. Accessibility to information for patients.

O autorze

Gillies, Alan