List of abbreviations used in health informatics

List of abbreviations used in health informatics

Health informatics, also known as medical informatics, is a field that combines healthcare, information technology, and business administration to improve the quality and safety of patient care. The field uses a variety of abbreviations and acronyms to streamline communication and documentation. Below is a list of commonly used abbreviations in health informatics.

A

• ADT - Admission, Discharge, and Transfer
• AI - Artificial Intelligence
• AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• API - Application Programming Interface

B

• BI - Business Intelligence
• BPM - Business Process Management

C

• CDS - Clinical Decision Support
• CPOE - Computerized Physician Order Entry
• CRM - Customer Relationship Management
• CIS - Clinical Information System

D

• DICOM - Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• DSS - Decision Support System

E

• EHR - Electronic Health Record
• EMR - Electronic Medical Record
• ePHI - Electronic Protected Health Information

F

• FHIR - Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

G

• GIS - Geographic Information System

H

• HIE - Health Information Exchange
• HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• HIT - Health Information Technology
• HL7 - Health Level Seven International

I

• ICD - International Classification of Diseases
• IHE - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
• IT - Information Technology

L

• LIS - Laboratory Information System

M

• ML - Machine Learning
• MPI - Master Patient Index

N

• NLP - Natural Language Processing

P

• PHR - Personal Health Record
• PACS - Picture Archiving and Communication System
• PHI - Protected Health Information

R

• RIS - Radiology Information System

S

• SNOMED CT - Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine -- Clinical Terms

T

• Telehealth - Telehealth
• Telemedicine - Telemedicine

V

• VNA - Vendor Neutral Archive

Related Pages

• Health informatics
• Electronic health record
• Clinical decision support system
• Health information exchange
• Health Level Seven International
• Telehealth
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare

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