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Health Information Management Review

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-   minus; negative  
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"   inch  
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#   number; following a number; pound  
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%   percent  
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@   at  
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'   foot  
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+   positive; plus  
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=   equals  
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+ -   plus or minus; either positive or negative; indefinite  
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. - ., /   divided by  
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o   degree  
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A   auscultation and percussion  
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aa   of each  
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ADLs   activities of daily living  
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AHP   administrative health professional  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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BP, B/P   blood pressure  
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Bx, bx   biopsy  
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c/o   complains of  
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CC   chief complaint  
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CHIM   Canadian Health Information Manager  
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CHIMA   Canadian Health Information Management AssociationCPO  
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CPX   complete physical examination  
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D.O., DO   Doctor of Osteopathy  
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D.P.M.   Doctor of podiatric medicine  
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dc, DC, D/C   discharge, discontinue  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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ED   emergency department  
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EMR   electronic medical record  
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FH   family history  
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FI   functional inquiry  
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Fx   fracture  
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G   gravida (pregnant)  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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Hx   history  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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lt   left  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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MRP   most responsible physician  
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MS   mental status  
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NSAIDs   nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  
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O.D.   Doctor of optemetry  
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OP   outpatient; operative procedure  
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ORTH, ortho   orthopedics  
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PA   posteroanterior  
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Pap   papanicolaou (test)  
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para 1, 2, 3, and so on   unipara, bipara,tripara, and so on (# of viable births)  
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PCP   primary care physician  
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PE   physical examination  
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PH   medical history  
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PHIPA   personal health information protection act  
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PIPEDA   personal information protection and electronic documents act  
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PMH   past medical history  
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PMP   previous menstrual period  
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post   posterior  
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R/O   rule out  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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rt   right  
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RUQ   right upper quandrant  
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Rx   prescription  
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SOAP   subjective objective assessment plan  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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sono   sonogram  
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stat., STAT   immediately  
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Sx   symptom  
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ther   therapy  
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TPR   temperature, pulse, and respiration  
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Tx   treatment  
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U&L, U/L   upper and lower  
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UA   urinalysis  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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WD   well-developed  
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WN   well-nourished  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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x   multipled by; magnification  
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A clear link must be established between the information that is collected and the reason for doing so   limiting collection of personal information  
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A database of all clents registered   master patient index (MPI)  
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A federally funded organization with a mandate to facilitate the national implementation of electronic health records   the Canada health infoway  
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A field in its own right   health information management (HIM)  
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A general term used to describe electronic health information   eHealth  
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A legal health record in digital format. It contains the client's health information collected by one or a group of providers in one location. It is a subset of the electronic health record   electronic medical record (EMR)  
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A person, persons, or organization who has the responsibility for safekeeping and controlling personal health information in connection with the powers and duties performed.   health information custodian  
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A small security device   fob  
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A system for keeping track of paper health records taken from their normal location   outguiding system/chargeout system  
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A total medical office system, including both hardware and software, with the capability of replacing all components of a paper chart electronically   electronic medical records systems  
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Allows parts of the record to reside outside HIS   decentralized  
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An accumulation of essential information from an individual's electronic medical records that is accessed electronically at different points of service for purposes of client care   electronic health record (EHR)  
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Any document relating to a health care client. The term record is used for a single document, such as a doctor's note on an assessment or a lab report; it also refers to a collection of documents, such as a client chart   health record  
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Any information pertaining to someone's physical or mental health, condition, or infirmity, whether given orally or recorded in any manner, that is created or received directly or indirectly by a health professional or health organization   health information  
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Any surgical procedure will generate a report   operative reports  
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As long as a client is alive and has the potential to seek treatment, a health record remains active   disposition  
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Client has specifically asked the doctor to keep confidential   lock boxes  
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Combination of alphabetical or numeric with colour   colour coding  
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Consent must be obtained in order to collect the information   consent form  
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Designate one location in which to house all records   centralized storage  
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Distribution of and access to information is strictly controlled   provision  
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Each client is assigned a unique identifier   identification system  
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Each organization must have a process in place to handle complaints with respect to the way personal information is collected, used, or disclosed, or the manner in which the organization complies with the legislation   challenging compliance  
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Electronic chart   eChart  
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Growth charts,antenatal records,diabetic flow sheets etc   miscellaneous reports  
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Includes information that may be considered factual or subjective   personal information  
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Information about policies relating to the management of person information must be readily available to the clients   openness  
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Information should be accurate and complete in terms of how it is recorded to facilitate its proper use   accuracy  
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Keep together with most current on top   lab results  
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May be formally prepared or noted on the progress notes   phsical assessment  
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Normally used for records that are pre-numbered   consecutive  
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