Medical Data Management

Medical Data Management is a systematic introduction to the basicmethodology of professional clinical data management. It emphasizesgeneric methods of medical documentation applicable to such diversetasks as the electronic patient record, maintaining a clinical trialsdatabase, and building a tumor registry. This book is for all studentsin medical informatics and health information management, and it isideal for both the undergraduate and the graduate levels. The bookalso guides professionals in the design and use of clinicalinformation systems in various health care settings. It is aninvaluable resource for all health care professionals involved indesigning, assessing, adapting, or using clinical data managementsystems in hospitals, outpatient clinics, study centers, health plans,etc.The book combines a consistent theoretical foundation of medicaldocumentation methods outlining their practical applicability in realclinical data management systems. Two new chapters detail hospitalinformation systems and clinical trials. There is a focus on theinternational classification of diseases (ICD-9 and -10) systems, aswell as a discussion on the difference between the two codes. Allchapters feature exercises, bullet points, and a summary to providethe reader with essential points to remember. New to the Third Editionis a comprehensive section comprised of a combined Thesaurus andGlossary which aims to clarify the unclear and sometimes inconsistentterminology surrounding the topic.