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e-Health 2025 Conference and Tradeshow
e-Health 2025 Conference and Tradeshow
2025-06-01 - 2025-06-03    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Toronto
The 2025 e-Health Conference provides an exciting opportunity to hear from your peers and engage with MEDITECH.
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HIMSS Europe
HIMSS Europe
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-12    
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Paris
Transforming Healthcare in Paris From June 10-12, 2025, the HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition will convene in Paris to bring together Europe’s foremost health [...]
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38th World Congress on Pharmacology
38th World Congress on Pharmacology
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-24    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Paris
About the Conference Conference Series cordially invites participants from around the world to attend the 38th World Congress on Pharmacology, scheduled for June 23-24, 2025 [...]
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2025 Clinical Informatics Symposium
2025 Clinical Informatics Symposium
2025-06-24 - 2025-06-25    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Virtual Event June 24th - 25th Explore the agenda for MEDITECH's 2025 Clinical Informatics Symposium. Embrace the future of healthcare at MEDITECH’s 2025 Clinical Informatics [...]
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International Healthcare Medical Device Exhibition
International Healthcare Medical Device Exhibition
2025-06-25 - 2025-06-27    
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
INTEX OSAKA
Japan Health will gather over 400 innovative healthcare companies from Japan and overseas, offering a unique opportunity to experience cutting-edge solutions and connect directly with [...]
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Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp
Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp
2025-06-30 - 2025-07-01    
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
The Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp is a two-day intensive boot camp of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of electronic health [...]
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Events on 2025-06-01
e-Health 2025 Conference and Tradeshow
e-Health 2025 Conference and Tradeshow
1 Jun 25
Canada
Events on 2025-06-10
HIMSS Europe
HIMSS Europe
10 Jun 25
France
Events on 2025-06-23
38th World Congress on Pharmacology
38th World Congress on Pharmacology
23 Jun 25
Paris, France
Events on 2025-06-24
2025 Clinical Informatics Symposium
2025 Clinical Informatics Symposium
24 Jun 25
Events on 2025-06-25
International Healthcare Medical Device Exhibition
International Healthcare Medical Device Exhibition
25 Jun 25
Suminoe-Ku, Osaka 559-0034
Events on 2025-06-30
Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp
Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp
30 Jun 25

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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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