This, the fourth edition of The Latest Word, contains more
than 680 definitions to help you sort out the technologies and
terminologies being used in healthcare IT today, with pertinent
emphasis on security, privacy and emerging e-business models.
To ensure that glossary definitions are accurate and that con￾texts are truly relevant to healthcare, nearly all terms were ver￾ified by examining at least three sources. Cross-references to
terms within definitions are highlighted in blue. Click to go to
the definition.