Each HIMSS Word of The Day post explains one term from the HIMSS Dictionary of Health Information and Technology Terms, Acronyms, and Organizations (6th edition, 2025) in plain language, with a nurse's perspective and CAHIMS exam notes. Choose a topic to see its key terms first, then every term in that topic.
- AI Tools and Models (19 terms): Machine learning, generative AI, and the models and tools being applied in healthcare, from clinical prediction to documentation support.
- Clinical Informatics (91 terms): How clinical data, documentation, decision support, and EHR workflows shape care at the bedside and across the care team.
- Connected Health (30 terms): Telehealth, remote monitoring, patient portals, mobile health, and the devices and apps that extend care beyond the clinic.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy (103 terms): HIPAA safeguards, access control, encryption, risk management, and the practices that protect patient information.
- Data and Analytics (60 terms): Data quality, governance, registries, dashboards, and the analytics used to measure and improve health care.
- Healthcare Policy (52 terms): Federal programs, regulations, and organizations that shape how health information technology is used and paid for.
- IT Infrastructure (40 terms): Networks, workstations, systems, and the technology foundations behind clinical applications.
- Interoperability and Standards (91 terms): The standards, code sets, terminologies, and exchange frameworks that let health information systems work together.
- Project and Change Management (29 terms): Implementation, vendor selection, testing, training, and change methods used to bring health IT into practice.
- Value-Based Care (35 terms): Payment models, quality measures, and care coordination approaches that tie reimbursement to outcomes.
Prefer an alphabetical list? See the A–Z glossary.