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Raleigh Health IT Summit
Raleigh Health IT Summit
2017-10-19 - 2017-10-20    
All Day
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
About Health IT Summits Renowned leaders in U.S. and North American healthcare gather throughout the year to present important information and share insights at the Healthcare [...]
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Connected Health Conference 2017
Connected Health Conference 2017
2017-10-25 - 2017-10-27    
All Day
Seaport World Trade Center
The Connected Life Journey Shaping health and wellness for every generation. Top-rated content Valued perspectives from providers, payers, pharma and patients Unmatched networking with key [...]
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TEDMED 2017
TEDMED 2017
2017-11-01 - 2017-11-03    
All Day
La Quinta Resort and Club
A healthy society is everyone’s business. That’s why TEDMED speakers are thought leaders and accomplished individuals from every sector of society, both inside and outside [...]
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AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
2017-11-04 - 2017-11-08    
All Day
WASHINGTON HILTON
Call for Participation We invite you to contribute your best work for presentation at the AMIA Annual Symposium – the foremost symposium for the science [...]
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Events on 2017-10-19
Raleigh Health IT Summit
Raleigh Health IT Summit
19 Oct 17
Raleigh
Events on 2017-10-25
Connected Health Conference 2017
Connected Health Conference 2017
25 Oct 17
Boston
Events on 2017-11-01
TEDMED 2017
TEDMED 2017
1 Nov 17
La Quinta
Events on 2017-11-04
AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
4 Nov 17
WASHINGTON
Glossary

EHR Glossary:

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  • Ambulatory care: is any medical care delivered on an outpatient basis.
  • CCHIT: Acronym for Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
  • Computerized Patient Record (CPR): Also known as an EMR or EHR. A patient’s past, present, and future clinical data stored in a server.
  • Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE): A system for physicians to electronically order labs, imaging and prescriptions.
  • Fee Schedule: A set maximum fee that an insurance company will pay a healthcare provider.
  • HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a set of federal regulations which establishes national standards for health care information.
  • ICD-9: Internationally recognizable 3 to 5-digit code representing a medical diagnosis. Currently being replaced by the ICD-10 code.
  • National Provider Identifier (NPI): A unique number to define healthcare providers.
  • EHR- Electronic Health Records focus on the total health of the patient-going beyond standard clinical data collected in the provider’s office and inclusive of a broader view on a patient’s care. EHRs are designed to reach out beyond the health organization that originally collects and compiles the information.
  • HIT- Health Information Technology is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry.
  • PACS- Picture Archive Communication System is used by radiology and diagnostic imaging organizations to electronically manage information and images.
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