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Glossary
ACA: Affordable Care Act (United States)
ACE (inhibitor): angiotensin-converting-enzyme
ACMI: American College of Medical Informatics
ADE: adverse drug event
AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association
A1c Test: Glycated hemoglobin test
ANOVA: analysis of variance
AR: Action Research
ARI: acute respiratory infection
ART: antiretroviral therapy
BCMA: barcoded medication administration
BE: benefits evaluation
BE Framework: Benefits Evaluation Framework
BE-KT: Benefits Evaluation Knowledge Translation
CA Framework: Clinical Adoption Framework
CAD/DM: coronary artery disease and diabetes
CAMM: Clinical Adoption Meta-Model
CAS: complex adaptive system
CBA: cost-benefit analysis
CCA: cost-consequence analysis
CCS: clinical composite score
CD4: Cluster of Differentiation 4
CDM: chronic disease management
CDS: clinical decision support
CDSS: clinical decision support systems
CEA: cost-effectiveness analysis
CHEC: Consensus on Health Economic Criteria
CHEERS: Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards
CHT: Canada Health Transfer
CI: clinical informatics
CIHR: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIS: Clinical Information Systems
CM: change management
CMA: cost-minimization analysis
CONSORT: Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPCSSN: Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network
CPOE: computerized provider (or physician) order entry
CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CRC: colorectal cancer
cRCT: cluster randomized controlled trial
CSCW: Computer Supported Cooperative Work
CT: computerized tomography
CUA: cost-utility analysis
CUI: Common User Interface
DI: Diagnostic Imaging
DI/PACS: Diagnostic Imaging / picture archiving and communication system
DIS: Drug Information System
DPT: Data Presentation Tool
DQP: Data Quality Probe
DS: decision support
DVT: Deep Venous Thrombosis
ED: Emergency Department
EFMI: European Federation of Medical Informatics
EHR: Electronic Health Record
EMR: Electronic Medical Record
EMRAM: Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model
EQ-5D: EuroQol (European Quality of Life) five dimensions questionnaire
ER: Emergency Room
FMEA: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FSA: first specialist appointment
FTA: Fault Tree Analysis
GEP-HI: (guideline for) good evaluation practice in health informatics
GLMM: Generalized linear mixed model
GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
GT: Grounded Theory
GUI: graphical user interface
HAPU: hospital-acquired pressure ulcer
HAZOP: Hazard and Operability
HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c or glycated hemoglobin test
HCI: Human Computer Interaction
HFMEA: Healthcare Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
HIE: health information exchange
HIMSS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
HIS: Health Information Systems
HIT: Health Information Technology
HL7: Health Level 7
HoIS: Hospital Information System
HSC: Health Sciences Centre (St. John’s, NL, Canada)
HVDHB: Hutt Valley District Health Board (New Zealand)
ICBR: Incremental cost-benefit ratio
ICER: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
ICT: Information and Communication Technology
ICU: intensive care unit
ICUR: Incremental cost-utility ratio
IMIA: International Medical Informatics Association
IS: Information Systems
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ISPOR: International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
IT: Information Technology
ITIM: Information Technology Interaction Model
ITS: Interrupted time series
KP: Kaiser Permanente (United States)
KT: knowledge translation
MAR: medication administration record
MAST: Model for Assessment of Telemedicine Applications
MD: Medical Doctor
ME: medication error
MeSH: Medical Subject Headings
m-health: mobile health
MIS: management information systems
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHS: National Health Service (United Kingdom)
NPT: Normalization Process Theory
NPV: net present value; also Negative Predictive Value (chapter 16)
NSCPP: National Shared Care Planning Programme (New Zealand)
NTI: narrow therapeutic index
ODEM: Ontario Diabetes Economic Model
PACS: picture archiving and communication system
PADE: possible adverse drug event
PAR: Participatory Action Research
PCHR: Personal Controlled Health Record
PCMH: Patient-Centered Medical Home
PCS: process composite score
PHI: personal health information
PHP: Personal Health Portal (Alberta, Canada)
PHR: personal health record
PHS: personal health services
PIMS: Patient Information Management System
PMS: practice management system
PP: Patient Protection
PPRNet: Practice Partner Research Network
PPV: Positive Predictive Value
PV: present value
QALY: quality-adjusted life year
QUERI: Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
QI: quality improvement
QOF: Quality and Outlooks Framework
RCT: Randomized controlled trial
RFP: request for proposals
RHIS: Routine Health Information Systems
RIS: Radiology Information System
RN: Registered Nurse
ROI: Return on investment
RREM: Rapid Response Evaluation Methods
SCMH: St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital (St. John’s, NL, Canada)
SCR: summary care record
SDLC: System development life cycle
SEM: Structural equation modeling
SMS: Short Message Service
SNOMED: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
STAMP: System Theoretic Accident Model and Processes
STARE-HI: statement on reporting of evaluation studies in health informatics
STROBE: Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
SUA: System and Use Assessment (survey tool)
TAM: Technology Acceptance Model
TAT: turnaround time
TOPSIS: Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution
TRIP: Translation of Research into Practice
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
UMIT: the University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology
UTAUT: Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model
VDIS: Vermont Diabetes Information System
WSD: Whole Systems Demonstrator
XML: Extensible Markup Language
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