Information Technology Reference
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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
ACO (Accountable Care Organization) MEDICARE's outcomes-based contract-
ing approach
ARRA (American Recovery and Reconstruction Act) the Obama administration's
2009 economic stimulus bill
CCD (Continuity of Care Document) an XML-based patient summary based on
the CDA architecture
CCR (Continuity of Care Record) an XML-based patient summary format that
preceded CDA
CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) an XML-based markup standard intended
to specify the encoding, structure and semantics of clinical documents
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) the component of the
Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare and
Medicaid programs
CONNECT ONC supported open source software for managing the centralized
model of health information exchange
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) the American Medical Association's
standard for coding medical procedures
DIRECT a set of ONC supported standards for secure exchange of health informa-
tion using secure email
EHR (Electronic Health Record) a stakeholder wide electronic record of a
patient's complete health situation
EMPI an enterprise master patient index
EMR (Electronic Medical Record) an electronic record used by a licensed
professional care provider
Health System a network of providers that are affiliated for the more integrated
delivery of care
HIE (Health Information Exchange) the sharing of digital health information by
the various stakeholders involved, including the patient
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) legislation
to secure health insurance for employees changing jobs and simplify administration
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