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HHS - United States Department of Health and Human Services is the cabinet level agency assigned to protect the health of all Americans and to provide human services. Major divisions within HHS include: AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, and NIH. See also AHIC, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, NCVHS, NIH, and ONC.

Hardhats - The website and mailing list maintained by a virtual community for users of the VistA software. See also VistA.

HIE - Health Information Exchange. See also HRE, ONC and RHIO.

HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. HIPAA requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. HIPAA also addresses the security and privacy of health data and defines Protected Health Information (PHI). See also PHI.

HISPC - ("hiss-pick") The Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Collaboration is a multi-disciplinary partnership of government and private sector participants to assess and develop plans to address variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect privacy and security practices which may pose challenges to interoperable health information exchange. See also CalPSAB.

HITSP - ("hits-pea") The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, organized under ANSI, was created in 2005 under a contract with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). HITSP seeks to promote interoperability in healthcare by harmonizing health information technology standards. See also ANSI, HHS, ONC.

HL7 - Health Level 7, an accredited Standards Developing Organization (SDO) operating in the healthcare arena.

HRE - Health Records Exchange. See also HIE, ONC and RHIO.

HRSA - ("her-saw") Health Resources and Services Administration, a major agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See also HHS.

HTML - HyperText Markup Language, designed for the creation of content with hypertext links. Used to structure information, HTML was originally defined by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, giving rise to browsers and the World Wide Web. See also W3C.

HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol, an application layer method to transfer information on the World Wide Web.

HTTPS - Not a formal protocol itself, HTTPS refers to a normal HTTP interaction conducted via an encrypted and secure transport layer, such as SSL. See also SSL.


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	Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z HHS - United States Department of Health and Human Services is the cabinet level agency assigned to protect the health of all Americans and to provide human services. Major divisions within HHS include: AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, and NIH. See also AHIC, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, NCVHS, NIH, and ONC. Hardhats - The website and mailing list maintained by a virtual community for users of the VistA software. See also VistA. HIE - Health Information Exchange. See also HRE, ONC and RHIO. HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. HIPAA requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. HIPAA also addresses the security and privacy of health data and defines Protected Health Information (PHI). See also PHI. top HISPC - ("hiss-pick") The Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Collaboration is a multi-disciplinary partnership of government and private sector participants to assess and develop plans to address variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect privacy and security practices which may pose challenges to interoperable health information exchange. See also CalPSAB. HITSP - ("hits-pea") The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, organized under ANSI, was created in 2005 under a contract with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). HITSP seeks to promote interoperability in healthcare by harmonizing health information technology standards. See also ANSI, HHS, ONC. HL7 - Health Level 7, an accredited Standards Developing Organization (SDO) operating in the healthcare arena. HRE - Health Records Exchange. See also HIE, ONC and RHIO. HRSA - ("her-saw") Health Resources and Services Administration, a major agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See also HHS. HTML - HyperText Markup Language, designed for the creation of content with hypertext links. Used to structure information, HTML was originally defined by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, giving rise to browsers and the World Wide Web. See also W3C. HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol, an application layer method to transfer information on the World Wide Web. HTTPS - Not a formal protocol itself, HTTPS refers to a normal HTTP interaction conducted via an encrypted and secure transport layer, such as SSL. See also SSL.

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