Healthcare IT
Terms related to healthcare IT, including definitions about healthcare information and management systems and words and phrases about electronic health records, meaningful use, government regulations and medical technology.- National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT) - The National Alliance for Health Information Technology, or NAHIT, was formed in 2002 in an effort to promote the use of health IT.
- National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) - The National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) was a government initiative first proposed under former President George W.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the principal federal agency for health research in the United States.
- national provider identifier (NPI) - A national provider identifier (NPI) is a unique ten-digit identification number required by HIPAA for covered healthcare providers in the United States.
- National Quality Forum (NQF) - The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.
- Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) - The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange (HIE) over the Internet.