Learning Links

Visit the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research at http://www.ahcpr.gov/, and click on “Research Findings,” “Fact Sheets,” and “Using Computers to Advance Health Care.” Read the article, and list five ways the use of computers can improve the delivery of health care.

Read the American Health Information Management Association practice brief on computer security at http://ahima.org/. (Click on “HIM Resources,” “Practice Briefs,” and “Portable Computer Security.”) What are some ways to safeguard patient information that is stored on a portable computer?

Visit the American Medical Informatics Association at http://www.amia.org/. Click on “JAMIA Online,” and then “Current Issue,” and choose an article to read. Write a short summary about what you learned.

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