Talk MEDITECH: Acronyms, Abbreviations

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Acronyms

Brief definitions are listed below. If there is more detailed information available or needed about a particular item, then there will be a link either from the acronym or from the real term to a page with that information.

A

• ABS - Abstracting
• ADM - Admissions
• ADT - Admission, Discharge, Transfer
• AOM - Ambulatory Order Management (also referred to as RXM)
• AP - Consolidated Plan according to type (Appearance in the Assessment and Plan component)
• APAP - Plan by Assessment (Appearance in the Assessment and Plan component)
• APR - Ambulatory Patient Record
• ARM - Authorization and Referral Management

B

• B/AR - Billing and Accounts Receivable
• BBK - Blood Bank
• BF - Budget and Forcasting
• BH - Behavioral Health
• BMV - Bedside Medication Verification (Barcode technology)
• BPCk - Branded Pack (Branded Drug Delivery Device)

C

• CCD - Continuity of Care Document
• CCM - Chronic Care Management
• CDS - Customer-Defined Screen
• CLI - Clinic Account
• CPOE - Computerized Provider Order Entry (also referred to as POM)
• C/S - Client Server (one of two major software platforms used by MEDITECH)
• CWS - Community Wide Scheduling

D

• DTS - Development Tracking System (MEDITECH's system for tracking code changes or bug fixes)

E

• eCIN - Extended Care Information Network (used by Case Management)
• EDM - Emergency Department Management
• eMAR - Electronic Medication Administration Record
• eTAR - Electronic Transfusion Administration Reaction (Barcode technology)
• EMR - Enterprise Medical Record

F

• FSV - Formulary Service Vendor

G

• GPCK - Generic Pack (Generic Drug Delivery)

H

• HCIS - Healthcare Information System
• HPI - History of Present Illness

I

• ITS - Imaging and Therapeutic Services

L

• LAB - Laboratory
• LIS - Laboratory Information System

M

• MIC - Microbiology
• MIIS - MEDITECH Interpretive Information System
• MIS - Management Information System (Central database within MEDITECH)
• MPM - Medical and Practice Management
• MUSE - MEDITECH Users Software Exchange

N

• NPR- Non-Procedural Representation
• NUR - Nursing

O

• OE - Order Entry
• OM - Order Management

P

• PCI - Patient Care Inquiry
• PCM - Physician Care Manager
• PCS - Patient Care System
• P-Doc - Physician Documentation
• PDI - Patient Discharge Instructions
• PDOC - Physician Documentation template
• PE - Patient Education
• PFSH - Past, Family, Social and Surgical History
• PHA - Pharmacy
• POV - Provider Office Visit
• POC - Point of Care
• POM - Provider Order Management
• PTH - Pathology
• PWM - Provider Workflow Management

R

• RAD - Imaging and Therapeutic Services
• RCR - Recurring Account
• REF - Referred Account
• ROS - Review of Systems
• RXM - Prescription Order Management

S

• SBD - Semantic Brand Drug (Ingredient, strength and dose form plus brand name)
• SCD - Semantic Clinical Drug (Ingredient plus strength and dose form)
• SCH - Scheduling (Included CWS -Community Wide Scheduling)