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Index
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used to sort data in a variety of ways to assist study of certain data elements.
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Clinical trial
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a research project in which new treatments and tests are investigated to determine whether that are safe and effective
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Protocol
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list of rules and procedures to be followed
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FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
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issued the Modernization Act of 1997 mandating that a clinical trials database be developed.
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HHS
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Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
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Vital statistics
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include data on births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorce
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EMPI
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Enterprise Master Person Index
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consolidates info from registration, scheduling, financial and clinical software systems
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Disease and Operation Indexes
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allow the retrieval of patient info by diagnosis or surgical procedure
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Registry
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a chronological listing of patients with a common characteristic
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Case definition
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describing the patients that are to be included
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Case finding
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Identifying patients that are to be included in a registry
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Case abstracting
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Extracting the information to be included (in a registry) from health records
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AHRQ
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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an agency within HHS, which aims to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.
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Primary data
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patient-specific / identifiable data
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Secondary data
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aka Aggregate data; includes compiled info on groups of people or patients without identifying any particular or individual patient.
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NAHIT
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National Alliance for Health Information Technology
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compiled a comprehensive list of current health-related standards in its Alliance Standards Directory
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CHI (Initiatives)
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Consolidated Health Informatics Initiatives
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federal initiatives recognizing the importance of healthcare information standards
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ONC
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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