Electronic Health Record Acronyms
What is an EHR? Electronic Health Records and Other Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AHIC | American Health Information Community (AHIC) |
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association |
| AHLTA | Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application |
| AHRQ | Agency for |
Health Information Technology Extension Program
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HITECH Health Information Technology Regional Extension Program
This notice announces the draft description of the program for establishing regional extension centers to assist providers seeking to
Federal Funds Incentives Establishing Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Legislators Scrambling to Establish Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, Alaska, pushed a bill that would establish an electronic health information exchange system that would draw on federal funds.
In response to President
HITECH Raises The Bar on Privacy Standards
According to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, “HITECH directly regulates business associates for the first time. While not subjecting business associates to all of the obligations of covered entities (such as providing privacy notices),

