Glossary

API: Application Programmer Interface

CCD: Continuity of Care Document

CCDA: Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture

CPT: Current Procedural Terminology

CSV: Comma-separated values

EDI: Electronic Data Interchange

EHR: Electronic Health Record

FHIR®: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

GUI: Graphical User Interface

HIE: Health Information Exchange

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HL7: Health Level Seven

HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

JSON: JavaScript Object Notation

MLLP: Minimum Lower Layer Protocol

OID: Object Identifier (OID) Definition

SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol

SNOMED CT: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine--Clinical Terms

USCDI: United States Core Data for Interoperability

VPN: Virtual Private Network

XML: Extensible Markup Language

X12: Standard for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)