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Acronyms you need to know when reviewing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act……

ARRA

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

HITECH

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

EHR

Electronic Health Record

EMR

Electronic Medical Record

HIE

Health Information Exchange

HIT

Health Information Technology

NIH

National Institutes of Health

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

ONC

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

CMS

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CCHIT

Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

PHR

Personal Health Records

FQHC

Federally Qualified Health Centers

HCCN

Health Center Controlled Networks

Simultaneous access to health information for multiple users.

Instant retrieval and management of digitized records.

Eliminates the need for a permanent file area.

Saves you money by eliminating ongoing storage expenses.

HIPAA Compliant.

Compatibility with current and future EMR/EHR Solutions. 

Greatly reduces time spent to handle release of information requests.

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