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AHRQ-USHIK Technical Summary
Author: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 02, 2010
U.S. Health Information Knowledge database (USHIK): HITSP Portal Quick Start Guide
Author: Health Information Technical Standards Panel (HITSP)
Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Publication Date: January 02, 2010
Electronic Signature, Attestation, and Authorship. Appendix D: Glossary of Terms (2009 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2009
Addendum: new documentation added to an original entry. Addendums should be timely and bear the current date and reason for the additional information being added to the health record.
Alternate signature: see proxy signature.
Amendment: documentation meant to clarify health....
Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources [link]
Author: Shams, Marie-Lise Antoun
Source: External web site
Publication Date: May 29, 2009
Acronyms and Glossary
Author: Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
Source: External web site
Publication Date: January 04, 2009
Terms for Terms: A Terminology Guide for e-HIM Professionals
Author: Paterno, Marilyn D.; Rynberg, Sally J.; Giannangelo, Kathy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2009
It can be a challenge to keep straight the many terms used in events, concepts, or data in clinical records. The following table provides definitions for some of the many terms to help HIM professionals differentiate among them.
The difference between terminologies and vocabularies....
Common Framework for Networked Health Information: Glossary
Author: Markle Foundation; Connecting for Health
Source: External healthcare industry report | External - used with permission
Publication Date: June 25, 2008
This document is part of The Connecting for Health Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information, which is available in full and in its most current version here.
Word Power: a Glossary of Software Licensing Terms
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2006
This Software license agreement is entered into by and between Sample Software, Inc, a Delaware corporation with principal offices located at 100 Maple Lane, Chicago, Illinois 60601 ("Sample") and _________________, a corporation with principal offices located at ________________ ("Licensee") a....
Introduction to the Unified Medical Language System
Author: Fenton, Susan H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2005
Coded data is the basis for knowledge transfer in 21st-century healthcare. The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is often called the Rosetta stone of international terminologies used in healthcare worldwide.
The purpose of the UMLS is to “facilitate the development of com....
On the Line
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
Q: Please explain the new Joint Commission requirement for “do not use” abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Does this mean that the abbreviation list requirement is being reinstated?
A: Standards have not required an approved list since 1991. IM.3 does require standard....
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