Health informatics Health informatics is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information technology (HIT) to improve health care via any combination of higher quality, higher efficiency (spurring lower cost and thus greater availability), and new opportunities. The disciplines involved include information Continue reading Health Informatics
Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. It is responsible for protecting and Continue reading Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Expert System An expert system, in artificial intelligence, is a computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert. Expert systems are designed to solve complex problems by reasoning about knowledge, represented primarily as if–then rules rather than through conventional procedural code. The Continue reading Expert System
Electronic Health Record (EHR) An electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR), is an official health record for an individual that is shared among multiple facilities and agencies. Digitized health information systems are expected to improve efficiency and quality Continue reading Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Electronic Medical Record An electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR), refers to the systematized collection of patient and population electronically-stored health information in a digital format. It is a digital version of the traditional paper-based medical record for an individual. Continue reading Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Document Capture Document capture is any one of several processes used to convert a physical document to another format, typically a digital representation. It refers to applications that provide the ability and feature set to automate the process of scanning paper Continue reading Document Capture
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. The communication protocol is an application protocol that Continue reading Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
Data Breach A Data Breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment. Other terms for this phenomenon include unintentional information disclosure, data leak and also data spill. So Data Breach is a security incident Continue reading Data Breach
Health IT Compliance It is a state of being in accordance with established guidelines or specifications. The definition can also encompass efforts to ensure that organizations are abiding by both industry regulations and government legislation. For example, software may be Continue reading Compliance
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) Chief Medical Information Officer, or CMIO, essentially serves as the bridge between medical and IT departments at a health care organization. This person may also be referred to as the director of medical informatics or Continue reading Chief Medical Information Officer CMIO