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==Acronyms== | ==Acronyms== | ||
Brief definitions are listed below. If there is more detailed information available or needed about a particular item, then there will be a link either from the acronym or form the real term to a page with that information. | Brief definitions are listed below. If there is more detailed information available or needed about a particular item, then there will be a link either from the acronym or form the real term to a page with that information. | ||
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*CG [[CareGuides]] , Allscripts term. A large set of templates created by Allscripts for Touchworks for common medical conditions including diseases, injuries and health maintenance. | *CG [[CareGuides]] , Allscripts term. A large set of templates created by Allscripts for Touchworks for common medical conditions including diseases, injuries and health maintenance. | ||
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*CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid | *CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid | ||
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*[[EHR]] – Electronic Health Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format. Owned and controlled by the provider. | *[[EHR]] – Electronic Health Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format. Owned and controlled by the provider. | ||
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| + | *[[EMAR]] | ||
*[[EMR]] – Electronic Medical Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format. | *[[EMR]] – Electronic Medical Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format. | ||
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*[[CPT4]] - Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition, medical term. A standardized set of codes established by the American Medical Association to identify medical procedures performed and for billing purposes. | *[[CPT4]] - Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition, medical term. A standardized set of codes established by the American Medical Association to identify medical procedures performed and for billing purposes. | ||
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| + | *[[HCPCS]]- Healthcare procedural coding system. | ||
*[[HIPPA]] – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, legal and medical term. Relates to the legal act of 1996. | *[[HIPPA]] – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, legal and medical term. Relates to the legal act of 1996. | ||
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*[[HMP]] – Health Management Plan, Allscripts Term – this is a component of the [[Clinical Desktop]] within [[Touchworks]]. It is a workspace for reviewing current orders, meds, order reminders, alerts and results for active problems | *[[HMP]] – Health Management Plan, Allscripts Term – this is a component of the [[Clinical Desktop]] within [[Touchworks]]. It is a workspace for reviewing current orders, meds, order reminders, alerts and results for active problems | ||
| − | * HTB – Horizontal Tool Bar the menu bar that appears horizontally across the screen. | + | *[[HTB]] – Horizontal Tool Bar the menu bar that appears horizontally across the screen. |
*[[ICD9]] - | *[[ICD9]] - | ||
*KB – Allscripts Knowledge Base, Allscripts term – the knowledge base is an online resource created by Allscripts as a resource tool to support Touchworks users. | *KB – Allscripts Knowledge Base, Allscripts term – the knowledge base is an online resource created by Allscripts as a resource tool to support Touchworks users. | ||
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| + | *[[MAR]] | ||
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| + | *[[MSO]] - | ||
*OCD – [[Orderable Concept Dictionary]], Allscripts term – | *OCD – [[Orderable Concept Dictionary]], Allscripts term – | ||
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*PCP- Primary Care Provider | *PCP- Primary Care Provider | ||
*PHR –Personal Health Record –owned and controlled by the patient | *PHR –Personal Health Record –owned and controlled by the patient | ||
| + | *[[PMS]] - Practice Managment System | ||
| + | *[[RHIO]] | ||
*RID – [[Resultable Item Dictionary]] | *RID – [[Resultable Item Dictionary]] | ||
*RCD – [[Results Concept Dictionary]] | *RCD – [[Results Concept Dictionary]] | ||
*RTI- | *RTI- | ||
*ROI – Return on Investment | *ROI – Return on Investment | ||
| + | *[[RX+]] | ||
*SIG – | *SIG – | ||
*SSMT – Starter Set Migration Tool – this is a tool used to move items from test to live | *SSMT – Starter Set Migration Tool – this is a tool used to move items from test to live | ||
*TW – [[Touchworks]] | *TW – [[Touchworks]] | ||
| − | *TWPM – Touchworks Practice Management | + | *[[TWPM]] – Touchworks Practice Management |
*VPN –Virtual Private Network | *VPN –Virtual Private Network | ||
| − | *VTB – Vertical Tool Bar – The tool Bar that runs up and down the screen, usually on the left hand side | + | *[[VTB]] – Vertical Tool Bar – The tool Bar that runs up and down the screen, usually on the left hand side |
*XML | *XML | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 21 April 2008
Acronyms
Brief definitions are listed below. If there is more detailed information available or needed about a particular item, then there will be a link either from the acronym or form the real term to a page with that information.
- CG CareGuides , Allscripts term. A large set of templates created by Allscripts for Touchworks for common medical conditions including diseases, injuries and health maintenance.
- CIS Clinical Information System, industry word. Generic term used to describe the software programs designed to capture manage and analyze health care data.
- CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry, industry term. The electronic entry by a physician of treatment instructions for patients under his or her care. These orders are communicated over a computer network to medical staff or departments responsible for fulfilling the order. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPOE
- CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
- EHR – Electronic Health Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format. Owned and controlled by the provider.
- EMR – Electronic Medical Record, industry term. A patient’s medical record in a digital format.
- FTP – File Transfer Protocol, computer term. A network protocol for transferring files over the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ftp
- CPT4 - Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition, medical term. A standardized set of codes established by the American Medical Association to identify medical procedures performed and for billing purposes.
- HCPCS- Healthcare procedural coding system.
- HIPPA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, legal and medical term. Relates to the legal act of 1996.
- HMP – Health Management Plan, Allscripts Term – this is a component of the Clinical Desktop within Touchworks. It is a workspace for reviewing current orders, meds, order reminders, alerts and results for active problems
- HTB – Horizontal Tool Bar the menu bar that appears horizontally across the screen.
- ICD9 -
- KB – Allscripts Knowledge Base, Allscripts term – the knowledge base is an online resource created by Allscripts as a resource tool to support Touchworks users.
- MSO -
- OCD – Orderable Concept Dictionary, Allscripts term –
- OID – Orderable Item Dictionary, Allscripts term –
- PACS – Picture Archiving and Communication System – used to exchange medical images over a network (X-rays, ultrasound etc.)
- PAT – Physician Administration tool
- PCP- Primary Care Provider
- PHR –Personal Health Record –owned and controlled by the patient
- PMS - Practice Managment System
- RHIO
- RID – Resultable Item Dictionary
- RCD – Results Concept Dictionary
- RTI-
- ROI – Return on Investment
- RX+
- SIG –
- SSMT – Starter Set Migration Tool – this is a tool used to move items from test to live
- TW – Touchworks
- TWPM – Touchworks Practice Management
- VPN –Virtual Private Network
- VTB – Vertical Tool Bar – The tool Bar that runs up and down the screen, usually on the left hand side
- XML