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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 University of New South Wales, 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.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.Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine (Health Informatics)  (Shortliffe E, Cimino J, 2006)
- an introduction to an important area in biomedical informatics with suggested additional reading and highlighted concepts. The book is intended to be used in formal courses by health professions students and by biomedical computing students.Handbook of Medical Informatics  (van Bemmel J, Musen M A, 2002)
- the purpose of the Handbook is to provide systematic overview of medical and health informatics for health care professionals and for students in medicine and health care.Managing Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Executives (Wager K, Lee F W, Glaser J, 2005)
- the title says it all ...E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals  (Tan J, 2005)
- is essential reading for those who are interested in learning about a vision for e-health, its foundational perspectives, applications, and strategies in this time of e-health paradigm shift.More Health Informatics Books. 
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