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Glossary of EMR / EHR Workflow Terminology
| Phrase | Definition | Medical Example |
| Work Item | Task to perform | Vitals signs awaiting performance during a patient encounter |
| Workflow/ Process Definition | Description of a process detailed enough to drive EMR / EHR behavior. van der Aalst refers to this as a formal process model, that is, one that can executed. | Get the Patient, Take Vitals and a Chief Complaint, Review Allergies, Review Medications, Review of Systems, Examination Screen, Evaluation and Management, Billing Approval |
| Worklist | List of tasks to perform | A nurse’s To-Do list |
| Case | Particular application of a EMR / EHR workflow management system / business process management suite | A particular patient’s encounter managed by EMR / EHR workflow management system /business process management system |
| Process | Order (though not necessarily sequence) of tasks to be performed and resource requirements | A Well Child pediatric visit |
| Resource | Something that accomplishes tasks (often a user) | A physician, nurse, technician |
| Role | Set of related skills accomplished by a resource | The role of nurse or physician |
| Routing | Types of routing include sequential, parallel, conditional, or iterative task execution | Routing a recording to a transcriptionist and the report back to the physician |
| Task | Unit of work carried out by a resource | Obtain vital signs |
| Trigger | An event that changes a work item into an activity | Starting to accomplish the task of responding to a phone message by selecting a To-Do list item |
| Workflow | A process and its cases, resources, and triggers | The tasks and people involved in accomplishing a patient encounter |
| Workflow/ Process Definition Editor | User application or interface for creating workflow/ process definitions | An ordered picklist or flowchart diagram representing Get the Patient, Take Vitals and a Chief Complaint, Review Allergies, Review Medications, Review of Systems, Examination Screen, Evaluation and Management, Billing Approval |
| Activity | Performance of a task | Obtain vital signs within a patient encounter |
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Take me to the beginning blog post in this series! EHR Workflow Management Systems: Essentials, History, Healthcare (Written In 2004!).