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1 online resource (pages .) |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Theoretical underpinnings : comparing the PPACA and HITECH acts -- Impact of E-government on electronic health literacy -- Financial, social, and environmental impact of government HITadoption policies -- Self-management technologies and type 2 diabetes -- Individualized prevention solutions to childhood obesity -- Health IT in community health centers -- Case study of physicians as entrepreneurs -- The micro, meso, and macro perspectives of HIT adoption -- Geographic disparities in healthcare -- International comparisons: differences in U.K. and U.S. preventive health. |
| Summary |
Health IT as a Tool for Prevention in Public Health Policies examines the current state of Health Information Technology (HIT) in the United States. It investigates the converging problems of chronic disease, societal welfare, childhood obesity, and the lack of healthcare for the economically disadvantaged in the U.S. It considers various providers of care for disadvantaged groups and outlines innovative public policy solutions to a wide range of community problems. The book starts by detailing the major problems the U.S. has faced with its healthcare system. Next, i. |
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United States. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.
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United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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United States Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
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United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (United States) |
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (United States) |
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Medical informatics -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical policy.
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Health Impact Assessment |
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Medical Informatics -- trends |
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Health Policy |
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Healthcare Disparities |
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United States |
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Médecine -- Informatique -- États-Unis. |
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Politique sanitaire -- États-Unis. |
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Politique sanitaire. |
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Medical informatics |
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Medical policy |
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United States |
| Added Title |
Health information technology as a tool for prevention in public health policies |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781482214741 1482214741 (DLC) 2013032649 |
| ISBN |
9781482214758 (electronic bk.) |
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148221475X (electronic bk.) |
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9781306410182 |
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1306410185 |
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(alk. paper) |
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(alk. paper) |
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