e-Patients Live Longer

The Complete Guide for Managing Health Care Using Technology is a book for all healthcare consumers to help them understand through dialogue and case studies the importance of using digital tools such as digital health records, email, patient portals, the internet and smartphones, so that they become empowered and engaged patients who participate in their care, manage their chronic conditions and communicate appropriately with their clinicians for safer, better outcomes.

Digital Communication in Medical Practice

Targeted to a healthcare clinician, illustrates how the implementation of digital communication tools such as computers, electronic health records, patient portals, email and cellphones address the complex challenges of meeting patient needs with collaborative, coordinated effective care and reducing the potential for critical medical errors.

The Electronic Office

This book, written in 1983, during the early days of computerization, introduces the steps that are required in the transition to a digital office environment. The Electronic Office outlines how to determine the most appropriate computer system for effective information flow that will support the requirements of business offices in a variety of industries as they move to automate their systems.

Writing Dynamics

Writing Dynamics, A Guidebook to Communications in the Office of the 80s, published by the CBI Division of Van Nostrand Rheinhold, in 1981, focuses on the commonly used business communication media of that time including business letters, memos, reports, proposals and multi-media presentations. It outlines the communication skills needed to improve the way in which office workers interact, write and process their business documents. Special highlights of the book include: three principals to consider before putting the pen to the paper; why clarity is more important than cleverness; the sure-fire rules for good sentence structure; how to select and use visuals for effective presentations; how to write winning proposals. A comprehensive section of tips about grammar, punctuation, spelling, numerals, abbreviations, titles, clichés and resume writing is included.