Interface - ✔✔Computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange data
Interoperability - ✔✔The ability of two entities, human or machine, to exchange and predictably use
data or information while retaining the original meaning of that data
Integration - ✔✔The process by which different information systems are able to exchange data in a
fashion that is seamless to the end user
Standardized terminology - ✔✔The implementation of this within the EHR is essential for healthcare
organizations to meet the criteria of meaningful use?
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine- Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) - ✔✔A globally recognized,
controlled healthcare vocabulary that provides a common language for electronic health applications
to exchange data
Continuity of Care Record (CCR) - ✔✔A record that provides a snapshot of a person's current
healthcare to a provider who does not have direct access to the EHR; intended to improve continuity
and reduce errors
Data Mining - ✔✔A process that uses software to look for hidden patterns and relationships in large
data sets
Audit Trails - ✔✔Software used for detecting security violations, performance problems, and flaws in
applications by recording activity by users and systems
HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health - ✔✔The Act that
authorized incentive payments for early EHR adopters and led to the development of Meaningful Use
criteria
Culture of Informatics - ✔✔Defined as a vision to develop policies, funding, infrastructure, and
education to instill knowledge and skills needed by all healthcare executives, clinicians, and
informatics T's, and the tools to gather and analyze amassed data