Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health

George R. Kim MD FAAP (auth.), Christoph U. Lehmann MD FAAP, George R. Kim MD FAAP, Kevin B. Johnson MD MS FAAP (eds.)0387764453, 978-0-387-76445-0, 978-0-387-76446-7

Now is a critical time in pediatric informatics. As information technologies—electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), computerized physician order entry (CPOE)—and standards (HL7) are developed to improve the quality of health care, it is imperative for policy makers and pediatricians to be aware of their impact on pediatric care and child health. Informed child advocates must be at the planning table as national and regional health information networks are developed to insure the unique health care needs of children are being met.

Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health is a current digest of the important trends in pediatric informatics, written by leading experts in the field. This book explores how the management of biomedical data, information, and knowledge can optimize and advance child health. The contributors investigate the specific importance of pediatric informatics is derived from the biological, psychological, social and cultural needs that the distinguish children from other populations. These distinctions create complexities in the management of pediatric data and information that make children a vulnerable population and require the development of a new body of knowledge in pediatric informatics.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxiv
Snapshots of Child Health and Information Technology….Pages 3-4
Informatics and Pediatric Health Care….Pages 5-15
Core Pediatric Data….Pages 19-24
Neonatal Care and Data….Pages 25-41
Special Health Information Needs of Adolescent Care….Pages 43-53
Children with Developmental Disorders and Other Special Needs….Pages 55-68
Pediatric Emergency and Pediatric Critical Care Considerations….Pages 69-79
Complexity in Healthcare Information Technology Systems….Pages 83-117
Pediatric Care, Safety, and Standardization….Pages 119-131
Evidence-Based Medicine and Pediatrics….Pages 133-147
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Supporting Decisions, Optimizing Care….Pages 149-159
Diagnostic Decision Support….Pages 161-183
Managing Pediatric Knowledge Resources in Practice….Pages 185-196
Supporting Continuing Pediatric Education and Assessment….Pages 197-202
Pediatric Care Coordination: The Business Case for a Medical Home….Pages 205-220
Prioritizing Pediatric Investment for IT in Smaller Practices….Pages 221-232
Aligning Pediatric Ambulatory Needs with Health IT….Pages 233-255
Electronic Health Records and Interoperability for Pediatric Care….Pages 257-264
Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (ACPOE or E-Prescribing)….Pages 265-278
Telemedicine Applications in Pediatrics….Pages 279-292
Personal Health Records….Pages 293-301
Privacy Issues….Pages 303-310
Electronic Mail in Pediatric Practice….Pages 311-318
Information Management by Patients and Parents in Health and Disease….Pages 319-328
Overview of Pediatric Inpatient Medication Delivery….Pages 331-334
Prescribing/Ordering: Computerized Order Entry and Decision Support….Pages 335-343
Dispensing: Pharmacy Information Systems….Pages 345-355
Medication Administration and Information Technology….Pages 357-368
Understanding and Preventing Errors….Pages 369-383
Error Reporting Systems….Pages 385-396
Communities of Pediatric Care and Practice….Pages 399-413
Developing Pediatric Data Standards….Pages 415-427
The Case for a Pediatric Terminology….Pages 429-437
Pediatric Research and Informatics….Pages 439-454
The Moving Picture of Pediatric Informatics….Pages 457-467
Appendix: A Community of Child Health and Informatics….Pages 469-473
Back Matter….Pages 475-483