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Bioelectrical impedance analysis. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a method for estimating body composition, in particular body fat and muscle mass, where a weak electric current flows through the body, and the voltage is measured in order to calculate impedance (resistance and reactance) of the body. Most body water is stored in muscle.
Electronic health records flow chart. Clinical Data Repository/Health Data Repository (CDHR) is a database that allows for the sharing of patient records, especially allergy and pharmaceutical information, between the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) in the United States.
An electronic health record (EHR) is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically stored health information in a digital format. [1] These records can be shared across different health care settings.
Protected health information (PHI) under U.S. law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual. This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of a ...
Clinical decision support system. A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a health information technology that provides clinicians, staff, patients, and other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information to help health and health care. CDSS encompasses a variety of tools to enhance decision-making in the clinical workflow.
A central part of the openEHR specifications is the set of information models, known in openEHR as 'reference models'. [6] The models constitute the base information models for openEHR systems, and define the invariant semantics of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), EHR Extract, and Demographics model, as well as supporting data types, data structures, identifiers and useful design patterns.
Laura Brooks. . . (m. 1952; died 1997) . Children. 5. Lawrence Leonard Weed (December 26, 1923 – June 3, 2017) [1] was an American physician, researcher, educator, entrepreneur and author, who is best known for creating the problem-oriented medical record as well as one of the first electronic health records. [2]
Jeremy Gruber, Council for Responsible Genetics In the US, newborn screening (NBS) is mandated in all states, though parents may decline the screening process based on religious beliefs or philosophical reasons in some states. Few parents opt of the program due to health concerns, and a lack of awareness of the ability to opt-out. After the initial testing is complete, the residual dried blood ...