Answer to Question 1
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Rationale: The use of standardized terminology is a means of ensuring the data collection is accurate and valid. Standardized terminology is essential for successful development and implementation of an EHR. Terminology is required to represent, communicate, exchange, manage, and report data, information, and knowledge. It enables safe, patient-centric, high quality health care that optimizes data collection for the measurement of patient outcomes.
Answer to Question 2
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Rationale: Standardized terminologies are structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology development guidelines and have been approved by an authoritative body (HIMSS, 2006).