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“The” international event in Healthcare Social Media, Mobile Apps, & Web 2.0
“The” international event in Healthcare Social Media, Mobile Apps, & Web 2.0
2015-06-04 - 2015-06-05    
All Day
Cité internationale universitaire
What is Doctors 2.0™ & You? The fifth edition of the must-attend annual healthcare social media conference will take place in Paris;  it is the [...]
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5th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety
5th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety
2015-06-06 - 2015-07-07    
All Day
Dallas
Occupational Health 2016 welcomes attendees, presenters, and exhibitors from all over the world to Toronto, Canada. We are delighted to invite you all to attend [...]
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National Healthcare Innovation Summit 2015
National Healthcare Innovation Summit 2015
2015-06-15 - 2015-06-17    
All Day
Chicago
The Leading Forum on Fast-Tracking Transformation to Achieve the Triple Aim Innovative leaders from across the health sector shared proven and real-world approaches, first-hand experiences [...]
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Health IT Summit in Washington, DC
Health IT Summit in Washington, DC
2015-06-16 - 2015-06-17    
All Day
Washington
The 2014 iHT2 Health IT Summit in Washington DC will bring together over 200 C-level, physician, practice management and IT decision-makers from North America's leading provider organizations and [...]
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Events on 2015-06-04
“The” international event in Healthcare Social Media, Mobile Apps, & Web 2.0
“The” international event in Healthcare Social Media, Mobile Apps, & Web 2.0
4 Jun 15
paris
Events on 2015-06-06
5th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety
5th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety
6 Jun 15
TX
Events on 2015-06-15
National Healthcare Innovation Summit 2015
National Healthcare Innovation Summit 2015
15 Jun 15
IL
Events on 2015-06-16
Health IT Summit in Washington, DC
Health IT Summit in Washington, DC
16 Jun 15
Washington DC
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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