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;CDR | ;CDR | ||
− | :Clinical Data Repository | + | :*Clinical Data Repository |
;CDS | ;CDS | ||
− | :Clinical Decision Support - see [[CDS]] | + | :*Clinical Decision Support - see [[CDS]] |
;CDSS | ;CDSS | ||
− | :Clinical Decision Support System | + | :*Clinical Decision Support System |
;CIS | ;CIS | ||
− | :Clinical Information System - EHR is the preferred term | + | :*Clinical Information System - EHR is the preferred term |
;CPOE | ;CPOE | ||
− | :Computerized Physician Order Entry - see [[CPOE]] | + | :*Computerized Physician Order Entry - see [[CPOE]] |
;CPR | ;CPR | ||
− | :Computer-based Patient Record | + | :*Computer-based Patient Record |
;EBM | ;EBM | ||
− | :Evidence Based Medicine - see [[EBM]] | + | :*Evidence Based Medicine - see [[EBM]] |
;EHR | ;EHR | ||
− | :Electronic Health Record - Preferred name | + | :*Electronic Health Record - Preferred name |
;eMAR | ;eMAR | ||
− | :electronic Medication Administration Record | + | :*electronic Medication Administration Record |
;EMPI | ;EMPI | ||
− | :Enterprise Master Person (or Patient) Index - A database that lives on a the network of a healthcare enterprise and keeps track of relevant information about people who are of interest to the enterprise | + | :*Enterprise Master Person (or Patient) Index - A database that lives on a the network of a healthcare enterprise and keeps track of relevant information about people who are of interest to the enterprise |
;EMR | ;EMR | ||
− | :Electronic Health Record - EHR is the preferred term see [[EMR]] | + | :*Electronic Health Record - EHR is the preferred term see [[EMR]] |
;HIE | ;HIE | ||
− | :Health Information Exchanges | + | :*Health Information Exchanges |
;HIT | ;HIT | ||
− | :Health Information Technology | + | :*Health Information Technology |
;LAB | ;LAB | ||
− | :Laboratory Accreditation Bureau | + | :*Laboratory Accreditation Bureau |
;LIS | ;LIS | ||
− | :Laboratory Information System | + | :*Laboratory Information System |
;MPI | ;MPI | ||
− | :Master Patient Index | + | :*Master Patient Index |
;NPI | ;NPI | ||
− | :National Provider Identifier | + | :*National Provider Identifier |
;PHR | ;PHR | ||
− | :Personal Health Record - see [[PHR]] | + | :*Personal Health Record - see [[PHR]] |
;PIS | ;PIS | ||
− | :Pharmacy Information System | + | :*Pharmacy Information System |
;RIS | ;RIS | ||
− | :Radiology Information System | + | :*Radiology Information System |
== Government Organization == | == Government Organization == |
Revision as of 18:17, 3 June 2012
Contents
Computer Terms
- AHP
- Analytic Hierarchy Protocol
- AJAX
- Asynchronous Javascript and XML - Programming that allows applications to transfer data from a server to a user without having to reload the webpage (1)
- ASP
- Application Service Provider - Method to provide a computer application over the internet as opposed to having on the hardware (1)
- DHTML
- Dynamic HTML - see AJAX
- DSL
- Digital Subscriber Line
- EDI
- Electronic Data Interchange - standards that allows companies to use computers and the internet to conduct business such as billing (1)
- HTML
- Hypertext Markup Language - Notation system which describes how a hypertext document should appear on a display screen(2)
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Process which allows hypertext documents to be transferred between browsers and the web(2)
- OCR
- Optical Character Recognition - Application which attempts to determine what character is intended on a scanned document(1)
- OS
- Operating System
- RIAs
- Rich Internet Applications - see AJAX
- SSL
- Secure Socket Layer
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator: Unique address used to locate a document on the internet(2).
- VPN
- Virtual Private Network
- WLAN
- Wireless Local Area Network
- XML
- Extensible Markup Language: Standardized system for representing data as text files which is human readable(1,2)
Electronic Health Record
- CDR
- Clinical Data Repository
- CDS
- Clinical Decision Support - see CDS
- CDSS
- Clinical Decision Support System
- CIS
- Clinical Information System - EHR is the preferred term
- CPOE
- Computerized Physician Order Entry - see CPOE
- CPR
- Computer-based Patient Record
- EBM
- Evidence Based Medicine - see EBM
- EHR
- Electronic Health Record - Preferred name
- eMAR
- electronic Medication Administration Record
- EMPI
- Enterprise Master Person (or Patient) Index - A database that lives on a the network of a healthcare enterprise and keeps track of relevant information about people who are of interest to the enterprise
- EMR
- Electronic Health Record - EHR is the preferred term see EMR
- HIE
- Health Information Exchanges
- HIT
- Health Information Technology
- LAB
- Laboratory Accreditation Bureau
- LIS
- Laboratory Information System
- MPI
- Master Patient Index
- NPI
- National Provider Identifier
- PHR
- Personal Health Record - see PHR
- PIS
- Pharmacy Information System
- RIS
- Radiology Information System
Government Organization
- AHRQ
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) [1]
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[2]
- HHS
- U.S.Department of Health and Human Services
- [4]
- NLM
- National Library of Medicine
- [5]
- OIG
- Office of the Inspector General
- [6]
- ONC
- Office of National Coordinator
- [7]
- ONCHIT
- Office of National Coordinator Health Information Technology - See ONC
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Legislation
- ARRA
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- [8]
- HIPAA
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- [9]
- HITECH Act
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.
- [10]
- PPACA
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- [11]
Organizations
- AHIMA
- AMIA
- CCHIT
- HITSP
- Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
- Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
- [15]
- HIMSS
- IHI
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- [17]
- IOM
- Institute of Medicine
- [18]
- JC
- Joint Commission
- [19]
- NQF
- National Quality Forum
- [20]
Standards
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Material
- [21]
- CPT
- Current Procedural Terminology - See also UMLS
- CPT
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization
- SNOP
- Systematized Nomenclature of Pathology
References
- Carter JH. Electronic medical records: a guide for clinicians and administrators. 2nd ed. Philadelphia. ACP Press. pp. 491-98.
- Brookshear JG. Computer science: an overview. 10th ed. Boston. Addison Wesley.pp 81-188.
Submitted by Jerry Stultz, MD