Terminology (Associate AK1008)
Knowledge Activity: Health Information Terminology
(Associate)
Student instructions
1. If you have questions about this activity, please contact your instructor for assistance.
2. You will review the chart of Liu Huang to complete this activity. Your instructor has
provided you with a link to the Health Information Terminology (AS) activity. Click on
2: Launch EHR to review the patient chart and begin this activity.
3. Refer to the patient chart and any suggested resources to complete this activity.
4. Document your answers directly on this activity document as you complete the activity.
When you are finished, you will save this activity document to your device and upload
this activity document with your answers to your Learning Management System (LMS).
Glossary
Abstracting: The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief summary
of a patient’s illness, treatment and outcome.
Addendum: Note that is added (and attached to) to a completed note after it has been finalized
(signed by the author).
Authorization: The granting of permission to disclose confidential information. As defined in
terms of the HIPAA privacy rule, an individual's written permission to use or disclose his or her
personally identifiable health information for purposes other than treatment, payment or health
care operations. (45 C.F.R. § 164.508)
Care plan: A standardized written plan for the patient’s care for the health care team to follow.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): The federal agency within the United
States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare,
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. (CMS)
Clinical data: Captured during the process of diagnosis and treatment, supports direct patient
care and is used for health care reimbursement, planning and research purposes. (Abdelhak)
Coded data: Controlled data entered into specific fields in the EHR which enable the retrieval,
or data mining, of the entered information. Examples of coded data include ICD diagnostic
codes, CPT procedural codes and health factors.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT): A coding system used to provide uniform language
that accurately describes medical, surgical and diagnostic services.
Data mining: Aggregating and reporting of data from coded fields within the EHR.◻
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