Key Healthcare Terms Explained
Essential terminology you need to understand Healthcare news. Each term is explained in plain language with context for how it appears in current reporting.
EHR (Electronic Health Record)
Digital version of a patient's medical history
Telehealth
Remote healthcare delivery using telecommunications technology
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — the largest US healthcare payer
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — data privacy law
RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring)
Technology enabling patient monitoring outside clinics
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Terms are sourced from stories that clear our classification pipeline at a minimum 35 percent relevance threshold. According to that methodology, reviewed July 2026, this follows multi-source corroboration standards recommended by journalism research bodies such as the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.