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iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics Conference
iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics Conference
2017-05-02 - 2017-05-04    
All Day
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics Conference May 02 - 04, 2017 Philadelphia, PA Loews Philadelphia Hotel Register Now About the ConferenceiHealth is where clinicians, informatics professionals [...]
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Chicago Health IT Summit
Chicago Health IT Summit
2017-05-11 - 2017-05-12    
All Day
W Hotel, City Center
About the Health IT Summits Renowned leaders in U.S. and North American healthcare gather throughout the year to present important information and share insights at [...]
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Events on 2017-05-02
iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics Conference
iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics Conference
2 May 17
Philadelphia
Events on 2017-05-11
Chicago Health IT Summit
Chicago Health IT Summit
11 May 17
Chicago
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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