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28th World Congress on Cardiology and Heart Diseases
28th World Congress on Cardiology and Heart Diseases
2018-11-05 - 2018-11-06    
All Day
Hyatt Place Airport Hotel
November 05-06, 2018 Hyatt Place Airport Hotel - Amsterdam, Netherlands Theme: Cardiology Congress: A Vivid Innovations In The Field Of Cardiology About Cardiology Conferences Cardiology [...]
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World Innovation Summit for Health
World Innovation Summit for Health
2018-11-13 - 2018-11-14    
All Day
Qatar National Convention Centre
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2018 will take place at Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, on 13 and 14 November 2018. WISH is a global [...]
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Events on 2018-11-05
28th World Congress on Cardiology and Heart Diseases
28th World Congress on Cardiology and Heart Diseases
5 Nov 18
Amsterdam
Events on 2018-11-13
World Innovation Summit for Health
World Innovation Summit for Health
13 Nov 18
Doha
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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