Mutlidisciplinary Team Terminology (SNOMED-CT) Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine Clinical Terms- clinical terms covering nursing, medicine, & allied health Standardized Terminology Supports Data Mining PHR - Private Health Record Lifetime health record, supplied by ind., healthcare providers, pharmacies, therapist, lab test, - Controlled by the consumer, E-Sign Same legal status as a hand written signature MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act provides financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers HIPPA provides legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect. data interchange of claims data, named specific code sets for use in Medicare related transactions, & Privacy ARRA provides provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for every individual to receive and electronic copy of EHR HITECH provides strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides financial incentive for the user of EHR EMR -electronic medical record provides Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building block of EHR, EHR- Electronic Health Record is