National Alliance for Health Information Technology Report to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms

摘要

The work contained in this report summarizes the deliberations and conclusions of two work groups, the Records Work Group, which developed definitions for the EMR, EHR and PHR, and the Network Work Group, which developed definitions for HIE, RHIO and, recognizing the need for a term to describe the oversight and governance functions of HIE, named and defined HIO. The purpose of this report is to present the consensus definitions resulting from the project. To this end,the document has been organized into the following sections: An introduction describing the nature of the problem and its implications, the benefits and potential uses of consensus definitions, the scope of the project, and the approach used to develop definitions. A discussion of interoperability as the common thread running through health IT terms as a core foundational component. A records terms section presenting consensus definitions and rationale to explain the terms EMR, EHR and PHR. A network terms section presenting consensus definitions and rational to explain the terms HIE, HIO and RHIO. A look forward, envisioning how the definitions can support an interoperable infrastructure to realize the benefits of health IT.