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| Health information management (HIM) |
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| An allied health profession that is responsible for ensuring the availability, accuracy, and protection of the clinical information that is needed to deliver healthcare services and to make appropriate healthcare-related decisions. |
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| Association of Record Librarians of North American (ARLNA) |
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| Organization formed 10 years after the beginning of the hospital standardization movement whose original objective was to elevate the standards of clinical recordkeeping in hospitals, dispensaries, and other healthcare facilities; precursor of the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) |
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| The professional membership organization for managers of health record services and healthcare information systems as well as coding services; provides accreditation. |
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| 1. A voluntary process of institutional or organizational review in which a quasi-independent body created for this purpose periodically evaluates the quality of the entity's work against pre-established written criteria 2. A determination by an accrediting body that an eligible organization, network, program, group, or individual complies with applicable standards. |
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| Individuals interested in the AHIMA purpose and willing to abide by the Code of Ethics are eligible for active membership; active members in good standing shall be entitled to all membership privileges including the right to vote. |
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| American Academy of Professional Coders |
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| Provides certified credentials to medical coders in physician offices, hospital outpatient facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and in payer organizations. |
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| American Association of Medical Records Librarians (AAMRL) |
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| The name adopted by the Association of Record Librarians of North America in 1944; precursor of the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| American College of Surgeons (ACS) |
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| The scientific and educational association of surgeons formed to improve the quality of surgical care by setting high standards of surgical education and practice. |
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| American Medical Record Association (AMRA) |
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| The name adopted by the American Association of Medical Record Librarians in 1970; precursor of the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) |
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| Previously known as the stimulus bill of HR 1. The actions related to health information technology are spread throughout the law; however, the bulk of the items are in Title XIII-Health Information Technology; also called Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or HITECH |
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| Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) |
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| Formerly the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT), the AHDI has a model curriculum for formal educational programs that includes the study of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical science, operative procedures, instruments, supplies, laboratory values, reference use and research techniques, and English grammar. |
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| 1. The process by which a duly authorized body evaluates and recognizes an individual, institution, or educational program as meeting predetermined requirements 2. An evaluation performed to establish the extent to which a particular computer system, network design, or application implementation meets a pre-specified set of requirements. |
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| Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner |
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| A statement of ethical principles regarding business practices and professional behavior. |
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| Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) |
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| An independent body within AHIMA that served the public and the profession by establishing and enforcing standards for the initial certification maintenance of health informatics and information management professionals. |
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| Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) |
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| Plays the role of the Board of Registration; established criteria for eligibility for registration and developed and administered the qualifying examination |
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| Communities of Practice (CoP) |
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| A web-based electronic network for communication among members of the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals |
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| A result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); divided the country into five regional groups, 82 colleges received funding through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to create non-degree academic programs, which can be completed by information technology or healthcare professionals in 6 months or less. The grant required the colleges to implement programs to train people in six roles that are needed for the implementation of the electronic health record. |
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| Component state associations (CSAs) |
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| Part of a volunteer structure of AHIMA and are organized un every state, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The purpose of each component state association shall be to promote the mission and purpose of AHIMA in its state. |
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| The process of reviewing and validating the qualifications (degrees, licenses, and other credentials) of physicians and other licensed independent practitioners, for granting medical staff membership to provide patient care services. |
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| A prescribed course of study in an educational program. |
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| Program of earned recognition for AHIMA members who have made significant and sustained contributions to the HIM profession through meritorious service, excellence in professional practice, education, and advancement of the profession through innovation and knowledge sharing. |
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| Hospital Standardization Program |
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| An early twentieth-century survey mechanism instituted by the American College of Surgeons and aimed at identifying quality-of-care problems and improving patient care; precursor to the survey program offered by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. |
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| An important component of the volunteer structure of the American Health Information Management Association that conducts official business of the organization and functions as its legislative body. |
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| National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) |
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| An organization of cancer registry professionals that promotes research and education in cancer registry administration and practice. |
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| Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) |
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| a type of certification granted after completion of an AHIMA-accredited four-year program in health information management and credentialing examination. |
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| Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) |
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| AHIMA membership category for students enrolled in an AHIMA accredited or approved program. |
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| integrated delivery systems (IDSs/integrated delivery networks (IDNs) |
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| A system that combines the financial and clinical aspects of healthcare providers, selected on the basis and quality and cost of management criteria, to furnish comprehensive health services across the continuum of care |
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| continuum of care document (CCD) |
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| In the exchange of information with other providers and the patient, the OCD combines the content that physicians have agreed should be included in patient referrals with a means to format that data for electronic transmission. |
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| managed care organizations (MCOs) |
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| A type of healthcare organization that delivers medical care and manages all aspects of the care of the payment for care by limiting providers of care, discounting payment to providers of care, and/or limiting access to care. |
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| American Medical Association (AMA) |
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| The national professional membership organization for physicians that distributes scientific information to its members and the public, informs members of legislation related to health and medicine, and represents the medical profession's interests in national legislative matters. |
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| American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
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| The organization established in 1876 to standardize the curriculum for medical schools in the United States and to promote the licensure of physicians. |
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| American Nurses Association (ANA) |
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| The national professional membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing profession, and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses. |
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| American Hospital Association (AHA) |
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| The national trade organization that provides education, conducts research, and represents the hospital industry's interests in national legislative matters; membership includes individual healthcare organizations as well as individual healthcare professionals working in specialized areas of hospitals, such as risk management. |
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| allied health professionals |
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| A credentialed healthcare worker who is not a physician, nurse, psychologist, or pharmacist (for example, a physical therapist, dietitian, social worker, or occupational therapist) |
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