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PHI - HIPAA regulations define Protected Health Information as "any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium" that is "created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse" and that describes "the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual." See also COMMON FRAMEWORK, HIPAA, PRIVACY SPILL.

PHR - Personal Health Record, an emerging type of electronic health record organized by a single patient across multiple sites of care.

PLOS - Public Library of Science, a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource.

PMS - Practice Management Software, typically coordinating the administrative services of patient registration, appointment scheduling and medical billing.

PQRI - The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, establishes a financial incentive for eligible healthcare providers to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program operated by CMS for Medicare patients. See also Bridges to Excellence, CMS.

Privacy Spill - The accidental disclosure of PHI. See also COMMON FRAMEWORK, HIPAA, PHI, RLS.


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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 Pay For Performance - "PFP" or "P4P." See also Bridges to Excellence. PBRN - Practice-Based Research Network PC - Personal Computer PHI - HIPAA regulations define Protected Health Information as "any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium" that is "created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse" and that describes "the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual." See also COMMON FRAMEWORK, HIPAA, PRIVACY SPILL. PHR - Personal Health Record, an emerging type of electronic health record organized by a single patient across multiple sites of care. top PLOS - Public Library of Science, a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource. PMS - Practice Management Software, typically coordinating the administrative services of patient registration, appointment scheduling and medical billing. PQRI - The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, establishes a financial incentive for eligible healthcare providers to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program operated by CMS for Medicare patients. See also Bridges to Excellence, CMS. Privacy Spill - The accidental disclosure of PHI. See also COMMON FRAMEWORK, HIPAA, PHI, RLS.

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