Information Technology for the Health Professions 3/e, examines the impact of information technology on a wide variety of health care fields.nbsp; These include telemedicine, radiology, pharmacy, dentistry, surgery, rehabilitative therapies, and public health.nbsp; The book includes the latest information on medical informatics, informational resources, and electronic record keeping in the Health Information Technology decade.nbsp; The issues raised by global warming and by the possibilities of new pandemics make the addition of the chapter on information technology in public health particularly timely.nbsp; Our approach provides students with an accessible presentation of the most current computer and medical technologies. nbsp;The updated chapter on privacy and security includes new information including the Real ID Act of 2005mdash;a law requiring every American to have an electronic ID card.