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CH5 clinic EHR use
Clinic Use of EHR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute condition | illness or injury that is episodic (e.g seizure), sudden onset (broken bone), is of limited duration (bronchitis), and generally responds well to prompt medical attention. |
| anthropometric mesaurements | measurements of height, weight, and size used to compare the relative proportions of the human body in health and illness |
| chief complaint (CC) | brief statement of the problem, condition, or symptoms that prompted the patient to seek medical care. sometimes referred to as chief concern. |
| chronic condition | an illness that persists for a prolonged time (typically 3 months or longer), such as diabetes mellitus, emphysema, and arthritis. |
| e-visit | evaluation and management service provided by a physician or other qualified health professional to an established patient using a web-based or similar elect based comm network for a single patient encounter that occurs over safe, secure comm system |
| high-alert medication | medication that poses a heightened risk of injury or death when administered improperly |
| history of the present illness (HPI) | Details about the duration, time, location, severity, context, associated signs and symptoms, quality, and modifying factors related to the patient’s illness |
| medication reconciliation | process of comparing the medication list in the patient’s EHR with the patient’s self-report of the medications he or she has been taking. |
| objective | Readily seen, perceived, or measured by the clinician, not only by the patient. |
| PFSH | An abbreviation for past (medical), family, and social history. |
| review of systems (ROS) | organized inventory of each organ system, completed as part of the initial patient interview to pinpoint any unusual findings in the patient’s history. |
| speech recognition | technology that converts speech into text |
| subjective | Perceived only by the patient and not evident to or measurable by the clinician. |