Electronic Health Records

Application Service Provider (chapter 1)
* a vendor or a hospital health care system that hosts the EHT technology while a practice pays for or rents is use
* The EHR system may be found locally or may be accessed form a secure network or Internet connections with a remote host

Electronic Health Record (chapter 1)
* an entire health system that documents health care services and the information gathered to make decisions about health care

Health Level Seven (chapter 1)
* National standards group that defined approximately 130 different functions the EHR systems should be able to perform.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (chapter 1)
* Federal government office introduced to lead and coordinate efforts toward a National Health Information Network.

National Health Information Network ( chapter 1)
* National system under development that will permit electronic sharing of health care data among those involved in care provision across the United States.

Regional Health Information Organization (chapter 1)
* Network of regional health care providers established for electronic sharing of patient health care data.

Health Information Exchange (chapter 1)
* National, regional, or local efforts established for electronic sharing of patient health care data among care providers.
* Subdivisions of the NHIN that may also be referred to as SNO's

Sub- Network Organizations (chapter 1)
* National, regional, or local efforts established for electronic sharing of patient health care data among care providers.
* Subdivisions of the HNIN that may also be referred to as HIE's.

Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (chapter 1)
* An independent, non-profit organization formed to establish functional, interoperability and security criteria and to certify EHR products as meeting those criteria.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (chapter 1)
* Federal government office that oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
* One of the Cooperating Party organizations that participates in the recommendations regarding ICD-9-CM.

Doctor's Office Quality - Information Technology (chapter 1)
* Comprehensive CMS program administered by its contracted Quality Improvement Organizations to provide physician practices consultation and training for selection and implementation of EHR systems in return for service data.

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Pay for Performance (chapter 1)
* Programs that reward practices for incorporating EHR's to yield greater efficiency and improved patient management.
* May also be referred to as P4Q.

Pay for Quality (chapter 1)
* Programs that reward practices for incorporating EHR's to yield greater efficiency and improved patient management.
* May also be referred to as P4P.

Quality Improvement Organization (chapter 1)
* An organization that contracts with the federal government to perform tasks on its behalf under the Medicare program.
* Focuses especially on quality and necessity of care issues.
* Also administers the DOQ - IT programs.