HIMSS

The perfect resource for those new to Health IT, and a great back-up for IT professionals! This significantly expanded and timely second edition has been developed and extensively reviewed by industry experts. This valuable resource includes definitions of terms for the information technology and clinical, medical and nursing informatics fields; acronyms, with cross references to current definitions; and a listing of associations and organizations that have some relationship to healthcare IT (listings include contact information, mission statements and Web addresses); and academic and certification credentials commonly used in healthcare and IT. 2010.