Australasian College of Health Informatics

Books by ACHI Fellows and Members

Healthcare and the Effect of Technology: Developments, Challenges and Advancements (Kabene S, 2010) - the "Effectiveness of Health Informatics" chapter of this premier reference source is co-authored by Terry Hannan.

Health Informatics: An Overview (Kidd M, Hovenga E, Garde S, Hullin Lucay Cossio C, 2010) from the "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics" series - extensively revised and updated the book addresses contemporary issues and provides a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and students of health informatics.

Health Informatics: An Overview (1996 Edition - Kidd M, Hovenga E, Garde S, Cesnik B)  Download as a Free e-Book

Infectious Disease Informatics (Sintchenko V, 2009) - brings together a collection of state-of-the-art reviews of informatics applications aiming to improve the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and control of infectious diseases.

Health Informatics: A Socio-Technical Perspective (Whetton S, 2005) - focuses on the interplay between the health care environment and the systems used to manage information.  Numerous and varied case studies, 'issues' and 'critical thinking' boxes assist students to identify and critique different health information systems.  Sue Whetton is at the Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Australia.

Global Health Informatics Education (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics) (Hovenga E, Mantas J, 2004) - healthcare professionals often lack knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of systematically processing data, information and knowledge and of the resulting impact on quality decision-making.  This book is especially helpful for educators in the field of health/medical informatics.

Guide to Health Informatics (Coiera E, 2003) - an excellent academic review of all aspects of information technology that are applied to healthcare; not a book for techies.  Coiera is Professor of Health Informatics at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

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