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1. AHIC |
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2. AHIMA |
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3. AHRQ |
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4. AMA |
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5. ANSI |
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6. ASTHO |
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7. Biometric authentication |
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8. BSV |
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9. CC |
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10. CCHIT |
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11. CDC |
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12. CDISC |
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13. CDS |
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14. CE |
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15. CHC |
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16. CHI |
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17. Client/server |
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18. CMS |
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19. CPOE |
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20. CPRS |
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21. Database |
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22. Decision support application |
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23. DoD |
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24. EHR |
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25. Encryption |
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26. E-prescribing |
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27. FACA |
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28. FHA |
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29. Firewall |
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30. HIE |
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31. HIMSS |
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32. HIPAA |
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33. HISB |
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34. HISPC |
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35. HIT |
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36. HITPC |
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37. HITSP |
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38. HL7 (Health Level 7) |
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39. IHS |
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40. Interoperability |
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41. IOM |
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42. IT |
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43. JCAHO |
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44. Master Patient Index (MPI) |
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45. MUA |
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46. NCI |
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47. NCSL |
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48. NCVHS |
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49. NGA |
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50. NHIN |
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51. NLM |
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52. ONC |
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53. ONCHIT |
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54. ORE |
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55. PHR |
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56. PITAC |
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57. Portal |
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58. RHIO |
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59. RTF |
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60. Scalability |
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61. Server |
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62. Telemedicine |
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63. VISTA |
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64. WG |
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| Health Information Technology |
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American Health information Community (also known as “the Community formed to help advance efforts to reach the president’s call for most Americans have electronic health records by 2014. See www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic |
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American Health Information Management System. A community of programmers engaged in health information management, providing support to strengthening the industry and profession. See www.ahima.org |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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(American Medical Association): Adopted guidelines in 2000 for email between physicians and patients. |
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American National Standards Institute |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Technology that identifies a person through recognition of unique physical characteristics, such as retina or iris patterns, face shape, voice patterns or fingerprints. |
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Biosurveillance |
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Chronic Care |
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Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. A private-sector organization launched in 2004 to certify health information technology (HIT) products such as electronic health records and the network over which they interoperate. See www.cchit.org |
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Centers for Disease Control |
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium |
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Clinical Decision Support. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) assist physician in applying new information to patient care and help to prevent errors and improve patient safety. Many of these systems include computer based programs that analyze information entered by the physician. |
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Consumer Empowerment |
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Community Health Centers |
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Consolidated Health Informatics |
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A network system in which a dedicated computer (server) handles some data storage and processing tasks for application used on personal computers or workstations (clients), which tap the server's shared files an processing power as needed. Also see distributed computing. |
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(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): The federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). CMS, which was formerly known as HCFA, is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). |
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(computerized physician order entry): Refers to computer-based systems that automate and standardize the clinical ordering process in order to eliminate illegible, incomplete and confusing orders. CPOE systems typically require physicians to enter information into predefined fields by typing or making selections from on-screen menus. CPOE system often incorporate, or integrate with, decision support system. |
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Computerized Patient Record System |
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An aggregation of records or other data that is updateable. Databases are used to manage and archive large amounts of information. Also see relational database. |
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A computer program that analyzes data and presents the information so that clinicians can make medical decisions more easily. Typical tasks of a decision support system include data storage, data analysis, predictive modeling, and risk-adjusted comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes. |
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Department of Defense |
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Electronic Health Record (also know as an Electronic Medical Record or EMR). An electronic health or medical record is a computer-based patient medical record that can be used to collect and look up patient data by physicians or health professonals at various locations such as doctor's office or hospitals. The record includes information such as patient problems, medications, allergies, laboratory results, etc. |
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Translation of data into a code in order to keep the information secure from anyone but the intended receipient. |
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Practice in which drug prescriptions are entered into an automated data entry system (handheld, PC, or other), rather than handwriting them on paper. The prescriptions can then be printed for the patient or sent to a pharmacy via the internet or other network. |
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Federal Advisory Committee Act |
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Federal Health Architecture |
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A security device situated between a private network and outside networks like the internet. The firewall screens all information that attempts to enter or leave the private network, allowing or denying access or exchange based on pre-set access rules. |
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Health Information Exchange |
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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. A professional association for individuals and companies involved in healthcare information technology and information management systems. See www.himss.org |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 (Public Law 104-191) that included provisions that required Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt national standards for electronic healthcare transactions. HIPAA includes provisions that require that doctors, hospitals and others protect the privacy of patients' health care information. |
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Healthcare Informatics Standards Boards |
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Health Information Security and Privacy |
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Health Information Technology. The organization, analysis and generation of health data to treat patients and for insurance and other reimbursement, or for planning, quality assessment, research, and legal purposes. |
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Health Information Technology Policy Council |
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Health Information Technology Standards Panel |
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1. A standard interface for exchanging and translating data between computer systems. 2. A not-for-profit organization accredited by the American National Standards Institutes (ANSI) that develops standards for data transfer. |
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Indian Health Service |
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Compatibility. The ability of software and hardware on multiple pieces of equipment made by differenct companies or manufacturers to communicate and work together. |
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Institute of Medicine |
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Information Technology |
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
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A database program that collects a patient's various hospital identification numbers, e.g. from the blood lab, radiology department, and admissions, and keeps them under a single, enterprise-wide identification number. |
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Medically Undeserved Areas |
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National Cancer Institute |
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National Conference of State Legislatures |
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
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National Governors Association |
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National Health Information Network. An Internet-based data exchange that will allow medical providers to share health data to improve care. |
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National Library of Medicine |
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Office of the National Coordinator. ONC is a government agency (part of HHS) that oversees and encourages the development of a national, interoperable (compatible) health information technology system to improve the quality and efficency of health care. See www.hhs.gov/healthit/ |
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
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Foundation of Research and Education
(part of AHMA; works for ONC)
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Personal Health Record. A collection of important information about personal health or the health of someone cared for, such as a parent or a child, that a health care consumer or care giver actively maintains and updates. Health information is scattered across many different providers and facilities. A PHR offers a different perspective, showing all health-related information that may affect health, including information that a doctor may not have. |
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President's Information Technology Advisory Committee |
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A Web site that offers a range of resources, such as e-mail, chat boards, search engines, content and online shopping. |
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Regional Health Information Organization. RHIOs are electronic networks intended to help multiple healthcare organizations such as hospitals, labs, radiology center, etc., in a given area exchange health and patient data. The federal government is encouraging statewide RHIOs to organize and serve as an umbrella organization for local ones. |
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Review Task Force |
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The ability to add users and increase the capabilities of an application without having to making significant changes to the application software or the system on which it runs. |
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A networked computer that manages a specific set of network resources. A server may manage network traffic or peripheral use, store files, or run applications for users at other computers on the network. |
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The use of telecommunications and information technology to deliver health services and transmit health information over distance. Sometimes called telehealth. |
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Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture |
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Work Group |
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