Healthcare Glossary

Browse 4 healthcare terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

4 Healthcare Terms

EHR
Electronic Health Record — a digital version of a patient's medical history maintained by healthcare providers. EHR systems (Epic, Cerner) are notoriously...
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — a US federal law that sets standards for protecting sensitive patient health information (PHI). In...
HL7
Health Level Seven — a set of international standards for the transfer of clinical and administrative health data between software applications. HL7 v2 uses...
Protected Health Information
Health-related information linked to an identifiable individual and protected under regulations such as HIPAA in the United States. Protected health...

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