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Health information management (HIM) students and professionals must learn everything they can about the basics of electronic health records (EHRs), general healthcare computer systems, data retrieval, and other EHR system topics. This text helps readers gain an understanding how these systems and issues affect, and are affected by, the HIM profession. Updated to reflect current information technology (IT) content in the healthcare environment relevant to both scholars and professionals, this fifth edition of Introduction to Information Systems for Health Information Technology explains the growing wealth of health data and information available to HIM practitioners and what it can do for patients and society, while also explaining the responsibility to secure these assets. This edition emphasizes practical applications within the HIM profession, offering revised real-world scenarios and practice opportunities. Key Features: - New online student workbook - Real-World Cases and Check Your Understanding questions in each chapter - Updated privacy and security information and best practices