Ehr & Technology Abbreviations/acronyms

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ANSI

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American National Standards Institute

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BC-MAR

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Bar-coded medication administration systems

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CCR

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Continuity of care record

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CDR

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Clinical data repository or central data repository

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CDS

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Clinical decision support

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CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Formerly HCFA - Healthcare Finance Administraton

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COWs

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Computer on wheels

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COP

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Conditions of participation

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CPOE (Computerized Provider Order Entry), CPOE

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Act of clinician entering an order for patient services into an information system., Computerized provider order entry

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CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), CPT

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CPT codes provide a uniform language that accurately describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services., Current Procedural Terminology

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DHHS

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Department of Health and Human Services

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EBM

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Evidence-based medicine

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EDMS

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Electronic document management system

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EHR (Electronic Health Record), EHR

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Electronic repository of information regarding the health of an individual., Electronic health record

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EMPI

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Enterprise master patient index

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EMR (Electronic Medical Record), EMR

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Provider-based medical record that includes all health documentation for one person covering all services provided within an enterprise., Electronic medical record

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ePHI

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Electronic protected health information

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HCPCS

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Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System

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HIE

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Health information exchange

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HIPPA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HIT

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Health information technology

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HL7 (Health Level 7), HL7

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Goal of developing international set of open standards for data format and content that allows different health information systems to easily and effectively communicate., Health level system

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ICD

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International Classification of Diseases

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IHE

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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise

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IP

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Internet protocol

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ISDN

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Integrated services digital network

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ISO

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International Standards organization

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JC

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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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MPI

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Master patient index

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MRN

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Medical record number

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NHIN

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National Health Information Network

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NIST

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National Institute of Standards Technology

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NLP

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Natural language processing

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ONCHIT

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Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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O/S

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Operating system

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P4P

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Pay for performance

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PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), PACS

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System for storage and distribution of digital radiology images over a networked environment., Picture archiving and communications systems

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PCP

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Primary care physician

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PHI

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Protected health information

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PHR (Personal Health Record), PHR

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Includes all healthcare information from all sources, compiled and maintained by the patient., Patient health record

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QIO (Quality Improvement Organization), QIO

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Medicare QIO program. Associated with DOQ-IT program. Work to refine care delivery systems., Quality Information Organization (Formerly PRO - Peer Review Organization

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RHIO

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Regional Health Information Organization

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ROI (Return on Investment), ROI

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Measuring an increase in revenue, a decrease in expense or an avoidance of expense., Return on investment

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SDO

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Standards development organizations

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SQL

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Structured query language

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SSL

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Secure socket layer

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SSP

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Storage service provider

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TCP/IP

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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet protocol

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USB

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Universal serial bus

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VOIP

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Voice over the Internet protocol

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Way to communicate through a dedicated server securely to a corporate network over the internet., Virtual private network

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Way to communicate through a dedicated server securely to a corporate network over the internet., Virtual private network

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XML

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Extensible mark-up language