STM publisher Elsevier and the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have announced that HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society), an international not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT), will award its 2016 Book of the Year Award to Health Information Exchange: Navigating and Managing a Network of Health Information Systems. Edited by Dr. Brian E. Dixon, an Associate Professor at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and Research Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute, the book was published in March 2016 by Elsevier's Academic Press imprint.
Health Information Exchange confronts the opportunities and challenges associated with the electronic exchange of data and information across the complex network of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other entities involved in providing health care. While the last decade has witnessed tremendous growth in the proliferation of IT in healthcare, many find it complicated and frustrating to connect those systems in a way that delivers high quality, patient-centered care.
Described as a 'timely response to a critical need within the health system' by Charles E. Christian, the Vice President for Technology and Engagement at the Indiana Health Information Exchange who nominated it for the award, the book chronicles the need for and progress towards interoperability among health information systems as well as the methods and tools necessary to enable seamless, nationwide exchange of health information no matter where a patient receives care. Experts and accomplished practitioners contributed to the book's chapters and its several case studies that detail how leading organisations are moving the needle with respect to health care delivery and outcomes.
The HIMSS Book of the Year Award honours a book that offers outstanding practical guidance and/or strategic insight for healthcare information and management systems professionals.
The award will be presented to Dr. Dixon at the HIMSS Awards Gala, on February 21, 2017 at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando. The gala is one of the premier events held during the 2017 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, from February 19-23, at the Orange County Convention Center.
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