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Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

Acronym Full Name
CPSO College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
DIS Draft International Standard
EHR Electronic Health Record
EMPI Enterprise Master Provider Index
EPID Enterprise Provider Identifier
FHIR Fast HealthCare Interoperability Resource
FHO Family Health Organization
FHN Family Health Network
HL7 Health Level Seven
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IAP Identity, Access and Privacy
IF Integration Facility
JSON JavaScript Object Notation
MOH Ministry of Health
OBSP Ontario Breast Screening Program
OID Object Identifier
pCS pan-Canadian Standard(s)
PI Personal Information
PMS Pharmacy Medication Management System
PoS Point of Service
PPR Provincial Provide Registry
RHP Regulated Healthcare Provider
UPI Unique Provider Identifier number
WTIS Wait Times Information System
XML Extensible Markup Language