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A blog for doctors and medical office staff seeking assistance with EMR and the HITECH Act.

Monthly Archives: February 2009

02/15
2009

The Acronyms of HITECH: What Do They All Mean? (Part 2)

Aphabet SoupWe 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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Posted by PC Healthstop Blogging Team

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, HIT, HITECH Act, HITECH Act Glossary, Implementation

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