healthcare documentation process
The process by which a patient’s medical record is created and stored.
medical record
The details of a patient’s healthcare visit(s). Including demographic 7 personal information, reason for admission, & usually some patient-supplied information.
HIM
Health Information Management
EHR
electronic health record
SNOMED
systematized nomenclature of medicine
Health Information Exchange
The use of information technology to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and confidentiality of healthcare through simultaneous access to patient health information by multiple healthcare providers.