ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The first acknowledgment goes to a welcomed coauthor, Dr. John E. Mattison, who guided us in the outline for the book, recommended new authors, and joined us authoring chapters. The next acknowledgment goes to the section editors of this book, who worked on the chapters while also leading healthcare informatics projects nationally, developing national policies, leading industries, serving as Chief Medical Informatics Officers (CMIOs), and working in academic institutions. Dr. Marc Overhage, Dr. Andre Kushniruk, Dr. Don Mon, Dr. Michael Beller, Dr. John E. Mattison, and Lori Reed-Fourquet spent time shaping the outlines and the chapters to ensure that they responded to the vision of providing one healthcare information technology book that you can use not only to prepare for the CAHIMS and CHTS exams but also as a valuable reference in your IT career. The next round of thanks goes to the contributors, who were equally stressed during this very intensive time in healthcare IT to work over and above their work schedules to get this book delivered and out to the community.

Behind all of us was a team from McGraw-Hill Education that is matched by no other in the dedication and commitment to pursuing what the healthcare information technology domain requires at this time. This team includes the leadership of Tim Green, executive editor, International and Professional Group; Claire Yee, editorial coordinator; and the legal department, which we challenged with dozens of individual contracts. Tim provided special leadership in creating a book that provides a vision in a creative way that is responsive to the CAHIMS and CHTS exams.

When production started, we were joined by a team of specialists: Howie Severson, project manager for copyediting and page proofs; Bill McManus, copy editor; Janet Walden, editorial supervisor from McGraw-Hill Education; and Paul Tyler, references editor and proofreader. What a dedicated team to maintaining quality, readability, and format.

Finally, the book’s online learning center can be attributed to the dedicated team working with Amy Stonebraker, acquisitions editor, and Claire Yee. Joining that team were Juliana Brixey, Jack Brixey, and Vanessa Buckley, who developed the online teaching outlines, test bank of questions, and PowerPoint slides.

Additional Resources for Instructors

Whether used as a self-study guide or a classroom text, this book is designed to prepare readers for the AHIMA CHTS and HIMSS CAHIMS, as well as the field of healthcare information technology.

For those using this book in a classroom, please visit this book’s Online Learning Center:

The Online Learning Center provides instructor support materials in a format that follows the organization of this book. On this site you will find the following:

•  An instructors’ manual that contains learning objectives, classroom preparation notes, instructor tips, and a lecture outline for each chapter

•  Engaging PowerPoint slides on the lecture topics

•  Full color artwork from the book

•  Test bank files that allow you to generate a wide array of paper- or network-based tests

Please contact your McGraw-Hill sales representative for more information.