Goverment/Law/Agencies-2 Flashcards
HITECH
Health information technology for economic and clinical health
IOM
Institute of medicine
JCAHO
The joint commission
NCHS
National center for health statistics
NCQA
National committee for quality assurance
NCVHS
National committee on vital and health statistics
NHII
National health information infrastructure
NLM
National library of medicine
NPI
National provider identification
OCR
Office of civil rights
OIG
Office of inspector general
ONC
Office of national coordinator for health information technology
ONC-ATCB
ONC Authorizing testing and certification body
PCMH
Patient-centered medical home
PHI
Protected health information
RHIO
Regional health information organizations
WHO
World health organization
NHIN
National health information network
PIN
Personal identification number
HIPAA
Health insurance portability and accountability act