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RHIT ACRONYMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association |
| EMAR | Electronic Medicine Administration Record |
| EDMS | Electronic Document Management System |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| DBMS | Database Management System |
| CCR | Continuity of Care Record |
| COPE | Computerized Provider Order Entry |
| COLD | Computer Output to Laser Disk |
| CIS | Clinical Information System |
| DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine |
| RLS | Record Locator Services |
| PACS | Picture Archiving and Communications System |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NAHIT | National Alliance for Health Information Technology |
| EMDS | Electronic Medical Data Set |
| NLP | Natural Language Processing |
| P4P | Pay for Perfomance |
| P4Q | Pay for Quality |
| HIS | Hospital Information System |
| HL7 | Health Level 7 |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| CPR | Computer Based Patient Record |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| MDS | Minimum Data Set |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| PAI | Patient Assessment Information Set |
| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAP | Resident Assessment Protocol |
| ASC X12N | Accreditation Standards Committee X12N |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| CDR | Clinical Data Repository |
| CDW | Clinical Data Warehouse |
| CARF | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| AOA | American Osteopathic Association |
| AAAHC | Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organizations |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CoP | Communities of Practice |
| CAHIIM | Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Informatics and Information Management Education |
| ACS | American College of Surgeons |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| ESA | Electronic Signature Authentication |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |
| RAID | Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
| CDS | Clinical Decision Support |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCVHS | National Committee on Vital Health Statistics |
| DEEDS | Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| SAN | Storage Area Network |
| NHII | National Health Information Infrastructure |
| NHIN | National Health Information Network |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| POC | Point of Care |
| RHIO | Regional Health Information Organization |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| NDC | National Drug Code |