EMR Implementation & HITECH Act Blog
A blog for doctors and medical office staff seeking assistance with EMR and the HITECH Act.
Category Archives: HITECH Act Glossary
2009
The Acronyms of HITECH: What Do They All Mean? (Part 1)
The effort to create an NHIN and implement electronic medical records/electronic health records (EMR/EHRs) available through RHIOs while still complying with HIPAA has created an alphabet soup of terms, acronyms and initials in various combinations.
To help you sort out what all these terms mean, we have created a short glossary. This is Part 1 (Part 2 will be published tomorrow). Because almost everything here seems to be subject to change, this will be a living document of sorts.
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2009
The Acronyms of HITECH: What Do They All Mean? (Part 2)
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We ended our blog posts in 2009 addressing a common dilemma: how do you wade through the alphabet soup of acronyms surrounding the HITECH Act? A single sentence can contain tons of upper case letters which you may or may not be 100% familiar with. To help you sort out what all these terms mean, we created a short glossary. We begin 2010 with Part 2 (Part 1 is here). Because HITECH-related terminology is evolving, this will be a living document of sorts. If you see one we missed, or one whose definition has changed, let us know and we’ll do our best to keep it current.
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