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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
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What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) refers to a solution that uses electronic certifications in the authentication of the identity of each device connected to an online transaction. In healthcare, it is used to safeguard sensitive patient records by the provision of device identity and protection to medical devices.

PACS Systems (Picture Archiving and Communication System)
Palliative Care
Parental Accommodation Benefit
Patient / Disease Registries
Patient Centricity
Patient Encounter Costing
Patient Experience
Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD)
Patient Lifecycle Management
Patient Portals
Patient Record Locator
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)
Patient Scheduling Systems
Patient Spokesperson
Patient-reported Experience Measures (PREMs)
Payer Information
Payer Mix
Payer-Provider Convergence
Personal Health Record (PHR)
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)
Pharmacy Management System
Physician Performance Measurement
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
Point of Service (POS) Plan
Population Health Management (PHM)
PPO or Preferred Provider Organization
Practice Management
Practice Management (PM) Systems
Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)
Preauthorization
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Modeling
Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Protected Health Information
Protected Health Information (PHI) Breach
Provider
Provider Enrollment, Chain, Ownership System
Provider Network
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

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