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    accountable care organization (ACO)

    An accountable care organization (ACO) is an association of hospitals, healthcare providers and insurers in which all parties voluntarily assume financial and medical responsibility for Medicare patients.

  • ambulatory medical record (AMR)

    An ambulatory medical record (AMR) is an electronically stored file of a patient’s outpatient medical records, which includes all surgeries and care that do not involve being admitted to a hospital.

  • American Medical Association (AMA)

    The American Medical Association (AMA) is a physician group that works for healthcare reform and publishes a collection of medical journals.

  • What is athenahealth Inc.?

    Athenahealth, Inc., provides cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) systems, revenue cycle management (RCM) tools, patient engagement tools, and point-of-care mobile applications.

  • What is the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)?

    The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a leading professional organization focused on advancing the practice and standards of health information management (HIM).