Publications
I've written a number of books and contributed chapters to numerous others. I enjoy writing on topics I'm working with - it gives me the opportunity to collaborate with others, to learn about a topic deeply and to share what I've learned with others.
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Renovating Healthcare IT (forthcoming)
Susan Snedaker, Author
Release Date: November 22, 2023
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Healthcare IT systems have been cobbled together over the past decade, resulting in a mashup of people, process, and technology that is not only problematic for today's current state, but is debilitating as the base for digital transformation. This book leads you through assessing and improving your IT capabilities across the board so you can build a solid foundation for the future.
The CAHIMS Review Guide, Second Edition (HIMSS)
Susan Snedaker, Contributor
2022
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Preparing for success in healthcare information management systems requires knowledge in a wide variety of healthcare topics including the healthcare environment, the technical environment, and the clinical environment. Privacy, security, leadership, project management, cybersecurity, informatics, and business intelligence are just a few of the topics covered. Useful both as a primer for healthcare information management professionals as well as a review for the CAHIMS exam.
The Lean Electronic Health Record: A Journey Toward Optimized Care
(HIMSS Book Series)
Ron Bercaw, Kurt Knoth, and Susan Snedaker, Authors
Hardcover – February 2, 2018
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This book explores the challenges with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and how using Lean thinking can improve EHRs, physician satisfaction and most importantly, patient care. Whether an organization is deploying an EHR for the first time or working to improve and optimize an existing EHR, this book provides actionable guidance for sustainable improvement.
Leading Healthcare IT: Managing to Succeed
(HIMSS Book Series)
Susan Snedaker, Author
January 28, 2017
This book is targeted at IT professionals who either currently work in a healthcare IT management position (manager, director, associate VP) and who want to advance their leadership and management skills. It's also intended to be a "playbook" for managers at all levels and to serve as a guide for IT staff who aspire to a healthcare (or any industry) IT management/leadership positions.
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HIMSS
Book of the Year - 2018
Leader's Discussion Guide to Leading Healthcare IT: Managing to Succeed
Susan Snedaker, Author
January 28, 2017
This 41-page ebook is a companion to Leading Healthcare IT: Managing to Succeed (CRC / HIMSS, 2016). Lead your team through reading the book and discussing each chapter with ease. Contains key points to discuss, probing questions and ideas for action items you can work on with your team to get the most out of a reading group. Accelerate your team's success with this practical guide.
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Best Seller
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals, 2nd Edition
Susan Snedaker, Author; Chris Rima, Contributor
The new 2nd Edition of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for IT Professionals gives you the most up-to-date planning and risk management techniques for business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR). With distributed networks, increasing demands for confidentiality, integrity and availability of data, and the widespread risks to the security of personal, confidential and sensitive data, no organization can afford to ignore the need for disaster planning.
Best Seller
IT Project Management
Susan Snedaker, Author
This book is written with the IT professional in mind. It provides a clear, concise system for managing IT projects, regardless of the size or complexity of the project. It avoids the jargon and complexity of traditional project management (PM) books. Instead, it provides a unique approach to IT project management, combining strategic business concepts (project ROI, strategic alignment, etc.) with the very practical, step-by-step instructions for developing and managing a successful IT project. It’s short enough to be easily read and used but long enough to be comprehensive in the right places.
IT Security Project Management
Susan Snedaker, Author; Russ Rogers, Technical Editor
The first and last word on managing IT security projects, this book provides the level of detail and content expertise required to competently handle highly complex security deployments. In most enterprises, be they corporate or governmental, these are generally the highest priority projects and the security of the entire business may depend on their success.
IT Security Management Book
Susan Snedaker, Author; Robert McCrie, Author
The security field evolves rapidly becoming broader and more complex each year. The common thread tying the field together is the discipline of management. The Best Damn Security Manager's Handbook Period has comprehensive coverage of all management issues facing IT and security professionals and is an ideal resource for those dealing with a changing daily workload.
Windows Small Business Server 2003
Susan Snedaker, Author; Daniel Bendell, Technical Editor
Windows Server 2003
Susan Snedaker, Editor
