C - Definitions
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Promoting a healthy general public and sharing data about chronic diseases are main goals of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the wing of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that runs healthcare reimbursement and health IT programs.
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Cerner Corp.
Cerner Corp. is a public company in North Kansas City, Mo., that provides various health information technologies, ranging from medical devices to electronic health records (EHR) to hardware.
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Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare is a healthcare technology provider of revenue cycle management, payment management and health information exchange (HIE) solutions.
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Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
A Chief Medical Information Officer, or CMIO, essentially serves as the bridge between medical and IT departments at a healthcare organization.
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clinical decision support system (CDSS)
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is an application that analyzes data to help healthcare providers make decisions and improve patient care.
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Clinical Document Architecture (CDA)
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) is a markup standard created by Health Level 7 International (HL7) that defines the structure of discharge summaries, progress notes and other medical records.
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clinical documentation (healthcare)
Clinical documentation (CD) is the creation of a digital or analog record detailing a medical treatment, medical trial or clinical test.
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clinical informatics
Clinical informatics, also known as health informatics, is the study of how technology and data analytics can be used to improve patient care plans.
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clinical trial
A clinical trial, also known as a clinical research study, is a protocol to evaluate the effects and efficacy of experimental medical treatments or behavioral interventions on health outcomes.
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computer assisted coding system (CACS)
A computer assisted coding system (CACS) is medical software that reviews healthcare forms, including electronic health records, and assigns appropriate medical codes to its findings.
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computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE), also known as computerized provider order entry or computerized practitioner order entry, refers to the process of a medical professional entering and sending medication orders and treatment instructions electronically via a computer application instead of on paper charts.
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Continuity of Care Document (CCD)
A Continuity of Care Document (CCD) is an electronic, patient-specific document detailing a patient's medical history.
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Continuity of Care Record (CCR)
The Continuity of Care Record, or CCR, provides a standardized way to create electronic snapshots about a patient's health information.
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a medical code set that enables physicians and other healthcare providers to describe and report the medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services they perform to government and private payers, researchers and other interested parties.