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2FA

Two-factor authentication - A security method that requires two forms of identification to access resources and data.

API

Application Programming Interface - How apps work together

C-CDA

Consolidated clinical document architecture is an XML-based markup standard for exchanging health information. All certified electronic health records must use C-CDA to export medical data.

CCD

Continuity of care document - An electronic document summarizing a patient's health record that is shared when their care is transferred from one healthcare provider to another.

CQM

Clinical quality measure - A mechanism used for assessing the degree to which a clinician competently and safely delivers clinical services appropriate for the patient in an optimal time frame.

DSI

Decision Support Intervention rules are tools that help clinicians make decisions about a patient's care by combining clinical indicators to estimate the likelihood of a disease or condition.

Dynamic FHIR API

The Dynamic FHIR® API makes health information broadly available using FHIR®, a set of clinical interoperability resources under the umbrella of the HL7 standards organization. Dynamic FHIR® API can be implemented as a stand-alone product or as part of the DHIT suite of applications. The API provides leading edge interoperability and meets ONC EHR Certification requirements 170.315(g)(7, 9) and (g)(10) Bulk FHIR (Flat FHIR).

EHR

Electronic health record

EPCS

Electronic prescriptions for controlled substances

eRx

E-prescribing

FHIR

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources - A standard for exchanging electronic health records (EHR). It's an application programming interface (API) that uses internet standards to allow healthcare data to be shared between systems.

HIE

Health Information Exchange - Allows health care professionals and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient's medical information electronically.

HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 establishes federal standards protecting sensitive health information from disclosure without a patient's consent.

MIPS

Merit-Based Incentive Payment System - One way to participate in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which is a federal program that reimburses Medicare providers, who are MIPS-eligible clinicians for Medicare Part B covered professional services, and rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.

PDMP

Prescription drug monitoring program - An electronic database that tracks controlled substance prescriptions.

RxNorm

RxNorm is a standardized naming system for drugs and a tool that helps systems that use different drug terminologies communicate with each other. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) produces RxNorm.

Sig

Directions for patients to follow on how to take their medication. The pharmacist prints the sig on the medication label.

SSO

Single sign-on - An authentication method that allows a user to log in to multiple applications and websites with one set of credentials.

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