Dictionary of Health Information Technology and Security
DICTIONARY OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY Dr. David Edward Marcinko, MBA , CFP© Certifi ed Medical Planner© Editor-in-Chief Hope Rachel Hetico, RN, MSHA, CPHQ Certifi ed Medical Planner© Managing Editor NEW YORK 33021009_FM1.indd021009_FM1.indd i 003/17/20073/17/2007 116:48:506:48:50 Copyright © 2007 Springer Publishing Company, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit- ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Springer Publishing Company, LLC. Springer Publishing Company, LLC 11 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 www.springerpub.com Acquisitions Editor: Sheri W. Sussman Production Editor: Carol Cain Cover design: Mimi Flow Composition: Apex Publishing, LLC 07 08 09 10/ 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dictionary of health information technology and security / David Edward Marcinko, editor-in-chief, Hope Rachel Hetico, managing editor. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-4995-4 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8261-4995-2 (alk. paper) 1. Medical informatics—Dictionaries. 2. Medicine—Information technology—Dictionaries. 3. Medical informatics—Security measures— Dictionaries. I. Marcinko, David E. (David Edward) II. Hetico, Hope R. [DNLM: 1. Informatics—Dictionary—English. 2. Medical Informatics— Dictionary—English. 3. Computer Communication Networks—Dictionary— English. 4. Computer Security—Dictionary—English. W 13 D557165 2007] R858.D53 2007 610.3—dc22 2007005879 Printed in the United States of America by RR Donnelley. 33021009_FM1.indd021009_FM1.indd iiii 003/17/20073/17/2007 116:48:516:48:51 Th e Dictionary of Health Information Technology and Security is dedicated to Edward Anthony Marcinko Sr., and Edward Anthony Marcinko Jr., of Fell’s Point, Maryland.
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