HCS487 Health Care Information Systems Terms
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Health Care Information Systems Terms
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Define term |
Describe how it is used in health care |
Identify the stakeholders affected |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures that individual health-care plans are accessible, portable and renewable, and it sets the standards and the methods for how medical data is shared across the U.S. health system in order to prevent fraud. |
Every healthcare provider, regardless of size of practice, who electronically transmits health information in connection with certain transactions. These transactions include claims, benefit eligibility inquiries, referral authorization requests, and other transactions for which HHS has established standards under the HIPAA Transactions Rule. |
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| Electronic medical record |
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patient’s medical history, that is maintained by the provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that person care under a particular provider, including demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports |
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| Electronic health record |
The electronic version of a patient’s medical history, that is maintained by the provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that person care under a particular provider, including demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports. |
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| Computerized provider order entry system (CPOE) |
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| Unique patient identifier |
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| Protected health information |
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| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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| Covered entities |
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| Health information exchange |
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| Telehealth |
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| Telemedicine |
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| Meaningful use |
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