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HIT definitions project on HIMSS conference agenda
EHR Connection, January 28, 2008
HHS's Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) will continue its EHR definitions project with two public forums during the annual meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in Orlando, FL, next month.
In its January 16th announcement, ONCHIT said the forums will focus on these terms:
- Health information exchange (HIE)
- Regional health information organization (RHIO)
- Electronic health record (EHR)
- Electronic medical record (EMR)
- Personal health record (PHR)
The first forum, scheduled for 4-6 p.m. EST, Tuesday, February, 26, will focus on HIE and RHIO. Topics at the second forum, scheduled for 11 a.m.-1p.m. EST, Wednesday, February, 27, will be EHR, EMR, and PHR.
Click here for additional information about the HIT definitions project or to register for one or both forums. Registration for these two events is free.
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