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==Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms==
'''ASC X12N''': Accredited Standards Committee X12, Insurance Subcommittee

'''BAA''': business associate agreement

'''CDC''': Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

'''CLIA''': Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

'''CPOE''': computerized physician order entry

'''e-PHI''': electronic protected health information

'''EDI''': electronic data interchange

'''EHR''': electronic health record

'''EIN''': employer identification number

'''EMR''': electronic medical record

'''FDA''' U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

'''HIPAA''': Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

'''HITECH''': Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

'''HHS''': U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

'''HL7''': Health Level 7

'''HMO''': health maintenance organization

'''IRS''': Internal Revenue Service

'''LIS''': laboratory information system

'''MHSA''': Mine Safety and Health Administration

'''MRN''': medical record number

'''NCPDP''': National Council for Prescription Drug Programs

'''NPI''': National Provider Identifier

'''OCR''': Office for Civil Rights

'''OHCS''': organized healthcare arrangement

'''OSHA''': Occupational Safety and Health Administration

'''PHI''': protected health information