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    healthcare CIO (healthcare chief information officer)

    A healthcare CIO (healthcare chief information officer) is an executive at a healthcare organization that oversees the operation of the information technology department and consults with other C-level personnel on technology-related needs and purchasing decisions.

  • What is a health information exchange (HIE)?

    Health information exchange (HIE) refers to the electronic transmission and exchange of patients' healthcare-related data among healthcare professionals, medical facilities, health information organizations, public health agencies and patients.

  • What is health informatics?

    Health informatics is the practice of applying insight gained from acquiring and analyzing health and biomedical data to help clinicians make better healthcare-related decisions and improve patient care.

  • What is health IT (health information technology)?

    Health IT (health information technology) is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry.

  • What is HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)?

    The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the best use of IT and management systems to advance the healthcare industry.

  • What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?

    HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is United States legislation that provides national standards to prevent protected health information (PHI) from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.

  • What is HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act of 2009?

    The HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act of 2009 is legislation that was created to stimulate the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) and the supporting technology in the United States.

  • What is HL7 (Health Level Seven International)?

    HL7 (Health Level Seven International) is an accredited, not-for-profit organization that develops frameworks and standards used worldwide for health IT applications to retrieve, exchange, share and integrate electronic health information.