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Tip: Eliminate acronym confusion with this cheat sheet
EHR Connection, March 31, 2008
Acronyms are ubiquitous in HIM settings. Use this reference guide when you hear one that's unfamiliar:
- CCR: Continuity of care record
- CDR or CDW: Clinical data repository/warehouse
- CPOE: Clinical physician order entry
- EDMS: Electronic document management system
- EHR: Electronic health record
- EIS: Electronic information system
- ELMR: Electronic legal medical record/episodic longitudinal medical record
- EMR: Electronic medical record
- EPR: Electronic patient record
- HIM: Health information management
- HIS: Health information system
- HRM: Health record management
- LHR: Legal health record or longitudinal health record
This tip comes from The Medical Records Director's Handbook, Global Edition and The HIM Director's Handbook.
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