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Health IT Summit in San Francisco
Health IT Summit in San Francisco
2015-03-03 - 2015-03-04    
All Day
Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf
iHT2 [eye-h-tee-squared]: 1. an awe-inspiring summit featuring some of the world.s best and brightest. 2. great food for thought that will leave you begging for more. 3. [...]
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How to Get Paid for the New Chronic Care Management Code
How to Get Paid for the New Chronic Care Management Code
2015-03-10    
1:00 am - 10:00 am
online
Under a new chronic care management program authorized by CMS and taking effect in 2015, you can bill for care that you are probably already [...]
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The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress & Exhibition
The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress & Exhibition
2015-03-22 - 2015-03-25    
All Day
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes decision makers from all sectors of health care to catalyze change. In 2015, faculty focus on critical challenges and [...]
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ICD-10 Success: How to Get There From Here
ICD-10 Success: How to Get There From Here
2015-03-24    
1:00 pm
Online
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific Make sure your practice is ready for ICD-10 coding with this complimentary overview of [...]
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Customer Analytics & Engagement in Health Insurance
Customer Analytics & Engagement in Health Insurance
2015-03-25 - 2015-03-26    
All Day
HILTON CHICAGO/MAGNIFICENT MILE SUITES
Takeaway business ROI: Drive business value with customer analytics: learn what every business person needs to know about analytics to improve your customer base Debate key customer [...]
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How to survive a HIPPA Audit
How to survive a HIPPA Audit
2015-03-25    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
online
Wednesday, March 25th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST If you were audited for HIPAA compliance tomorrow, would you be prepared? The question is not so hypothetical, [...]
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Events on 2015-03-03
Health IT Summit in San Francisco
Health IT Summit in San Francisco
3 Mar 15
San Francisco
Events on 2015-03-10
How to Get Paid for the New Chronic Care Management Code
How to Get Paid for the New Chronic Care Management Code
10 Mar 15
online
Events on 2015-03-22
The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress & Exhibition
The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress & Exhibition
22 Mar 15
Washington DC
Events on 2015-03-24
ICD-10 Success: How to Get There From Here
ICD-10 Success: How to Get There From Here
24 Mar 15
Online
Events on 2015-03-25
Customer Analytics & Engagement in Health Insurance
Customer Analytics & Engagement in Health Insurance
25 Mar 15
Chicago
How to survive a HIPPA Audit
How to survive a HIPPA Audit
25 Mar 15
online
Glossary

EHR Glossary:

April 5, 2014
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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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