Glossary
Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
Community Health Information Technology Adoption Collaboration (CHITA)
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
E-prescribing
Electronic Medical/Health Records (EMR/EHR)
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Health Information Service Provider (HSP)
Health Information Technology (Health IT)
Interoperability
PACS
Personal Health Record (PHR)
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY)
Telehealth/Telemedicine
Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
Computer-based clinical decision support (CDS) is defined as software that makes relevant information available for clinical decision making. CDS ranges from electronically available clinical data (e.g. information from a clinical laboratory system and information from a disease registry), to electronic full-text journal and textbook access, to evidence-based clinical guidelines, to systems that provide patient and situation specific advice (e.g., EKG interpretation, and drug-to-drug interaction checking). To read more, click here. Source: AHRQ
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Community Health Information Technology Adoption Collaboration (CHITA)
CHITAs are (i) community-based collaborations of clinicians and providers in a defined care coordination zone with a mission to advance the adoption and effective use of interoperable electronic health records and which (ii) have been awarded grant funds or otherwise recognized, based on criteria and a process to be established, by the NYS Department of Health to accomplish this purpose.
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Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems comprise clinical applications that enable clinicians (e.g., physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists) to enter orders (for tests, medications, services, or other clinical processes) for further processing (storage in a database for record-keeping, routing/communicating to someone or a system performing the test or procedure, for further service delivery). Go to Architecture of Heath IT for an overall perspective. To read more click here. Source: AHRQ
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E-prescribing
Electronic prescription (e-prescribing) writing is defined by the eHealth Initiative as "the use of computing devices to enter, modify, review, and output or communicate drug prescriptions." Although the term e-prescribing implies the use of a computer for any type of prescribing action, there are a wide range of e-prescribing activities with varying levels of sophistication: To read more, click here. Source: AHRQ
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Electronic Medical/Health Records (EMR/EHR)
An EMR (electronic medical record) is generally defined as the electronic systems providers use to store patients' health information. These have replaced the paper records that providers traditionally used. An EMR contains data gathered from a variety of clinical services, including laboratory data, pharmacy data, patient registration data, radiology data, surgical procedures, clinic and inpatient notes, preventive care delivery, emergency department visits, billing information, and so on.
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Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Health information exchange (HIE) refers to the sharing of clinical and administrative data across the boundaries of health care institutions and other health data repositories. Many stakeholder groups (payers, patients, providers, and others) realize that if such data are shared health care processes would improve with respect to safety, quality, cost, and other indicators.
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Health Information Service Provider (HSP)
An organization that provides RHIOs with technical services, including software, hardware, support services and clinical/quality services that facilitate the secure exchange and use of health information, including, measurement and reporting of health information.
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Health Information Technology (Health IT)
Health information technology (Health IT) is the use of computers and computer programs to store, protect, retrieve, and transfer clinical, administrative, and financial information electronically within health care settings.
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Interoperability
HIMSS defines interoperability as the "ability of health information systems to work together within and across organizational boundaries in order to advance the effective delivery of healthcare for individuals and communities."
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PACS
PACS stands for Picture ArChiving System. PACS is a storage and management system that providers use for high-resolution images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans.
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Personal Health Record (PHR)
Personal Health Records (PHRs) are a set of computer- and Internet-based tools that allow people to store, access and coordinate their health information and make appropriate parts of it available to those who need it. Source: Markle Foundation
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Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
A RHIO is a non-governmental organization that exists as a New York State not-for-profit corporation to enable interoperable health information exchange via a common Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) by participating in setting information policies through a statewide policy framework and governance process, implementing policies and ensuring adherence to such policies with a mission of governing its use in the public’s interest and for the public good to improve health care quality and safety and reduce costs. To fulfill this mission, RHIOs require commitment from multiple health care stakeholders in a geographic region, including physicians, hospitals, long term care and home care providers, patients, insurers, purchasers and government. RHIOs are responsible for enabling interoperability through which individual stakeholders are linked together – both organizationally and technically through the SHIN-NY – in a coordinated manner for health information exchange and quality and population health reporting. Source: NYS DOH HEAL 5 RGA
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Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY)
SHIN-NY is the bedrock component of the State’s technical infrastructure and will allow clinicians and consumers to make timely, fact-based decisions that will reduce medical errors and redundant tests and improve care coordination and the quality of care. The SHIN-NY will utilize the internet and include specialized software protocols and services, including security tools, and will be a part of the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
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Telehealth/Telemedicine
Telehealth is the use of telecommunications technology to transmit health information from one location to another to improve health status. As such, telehealth enables connections among providers, and between providers and patients, linking potentially distant resources with more convenient sites of care. The patients may be situated in another medical facility or clinical office, may be at home or, increasingly, may be mobile and simply interested in having certain clinical values monitored remotely.
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