Rapid Reference to Computers

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Computers HOW COMPUTERS WORK Motherboard, CPU & Memory Mouse & Keyboard Ports - COM and LPT - USB, Infra Red, Blue Tooth Storage - Hard Drive Floppy Drive - CD or DVD Recordable Drives - Removable media Tape ZIP etc. PERIPHERALS; Printers - Dot Matrix, Laser & Inkjet Monitors and Video Cards Modem Sound Card Scanners & Digital Cameras NOTEBOOKS HANDHELDS AND MACS Battery, Screen Keyboard Input and Output Devices Storage Devices PCCard Handheld Computers Palm Pocket PC MACINTOSH COMPUTERS What is a Macintosh History and Types of Macintosh Computers Operating System Input and Output Devices CHAPTER TWO Software Networks and the Web SOFTWARE Operating systems Windows 98 2000 XP NT UNIX & Linux and open source Word Processor Spreadsheet Database Application Suites Utility Software - Rotas, Warfarin, dictionaries Practice administration and accounts Voice dictation Anti-virus software NETWORKS Network Applications Parts of a Network LANs WANs and NHS net How Information is Stored & Exchanged Network Security Wireless Networks E-MAIL AND MAILING LISTS Email Addresses and Messages Mailing Lists Newsgroups and chat Using Mailing programmes Good Practice 650 What the Internet Offers, Web Portals 750 Web Browsers Multimedia on the Web Create and Publish Web Pages CHAPTER 3 Data Protection and Legal Issues Security and Data Protection Validity of Records Legal Aspects Disaster Planning Viruses and their Treatment CHAPTER 4 GP Systems Overview What they all do What they should do What they could do GP Record Exchange Project Torex Systems The EMIS System In Practice Systems Other Systems Amsys Seetec GP Professional Chapter 5 Medical Informatics and Medical Records 3500 An Introduction to Medical Informatics Why do we need information management? Paper vs Electronic Medical Records Coding and classification Systems Different Uses of Clinical Systems Data Entry Manual and Electronic Data Entry Registration Data Prescribing ETP Cytology and Immunisations Simple Predefined Searches Recall Letters Patient Information Practice information development How Should Clinical Data be Entered? Comprehensive Data Entry Major Events Only Selected Health Data Entry Only Structured Electronic Records Templates, Searches, Audits and Reports ANDs, ORs and NOTs Export to PCs for Further Processing Communications Registration & Items of Service Links Pathology Links Telemedicine Other Links; Discharge Letters Hospital Appointments Glossary and Index 12,500 words s