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Converge where Healthcare meets Innovation
Converge where Healthcare meets Innovation
2015-09-02 - 2015-09-03    
All Day
Hyatt at the Bellevue
MedCity CONVERGE provides the most accurate picture of the future of medical innovation by gathering decision-makers from every sector to debate the challenges and opportunities [...]
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11th Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages
11th Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages
2015-09-22 - 2015-09-24    
All Day
Embassy Suites
Event Date: September 22-24, 2016 Event Venue: Embassy Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Theme: Accentuate Innovations and Emerging Novel Research in Food and Beverage Sector [...]
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2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit
2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit
2015-09-26 - 2015-09-30    
All Day
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Affordable Care Act, Meaningful Use, HIPAA, and of course, ICD-10 are changing healthcare. Central to healthcare today is health information. It is used throughout [...]
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Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth
Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth
2015-09-30 - 2015-10-02    
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Scripps Seaside Forum
September 30-October 2, 2015Digital Medicine 2015 Save the Date (PDF, 1.23 MB) Download the Scripps CME app to your smart phone and/or tablet for the conference [...]
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Health 2.0 9th Annual Fall Conference
Health 2.0 9th Annual Fall Conference
2015-10-04 - 2015-10-07    
All Day
Santa Clara Convention Center
October 4th - 7th, 2015 Join us for our 9th Annual Fall Conference, October 4-7th. Set over 3 1/2 days, the 9th Annual Fall Conference will [...]
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Events on 2015-09-02
Converge where Healthcare meets Innovation
Converge where Healthcare meets Innovation
2 Sep 15
Philadelphia,
Events on 2015-09-22
11th Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages
11th Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages
22 Sep 15
Nevada
Events on 2015-09-26
2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit
2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit
26 Sep 15
Louisiana
Events on 2015-09-30
Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth
Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth
30 Sep 15
La Jolla
Events on 2015-10-04
Health 2.0 9th Annual Fall Conference
Health 2.0 9th Annual Fall Conference
4 Oct 15
Santa Clara
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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