ORM

ORM messages are most commonly used to send Radiology Orders and Lab Orders and are following the standard HL7 message structure

Order Entry Message (ORM) The Order Entry (ORM) message is one of the most commonly used HL7 message type. ORM messages contain information about an order. This contains actions like: placing new orders, canceling existing orders, discontinuation, holding, etc. Orders are Continue reading ORM

Hospital Information System (HIS)

Hospital Information System (HIS) is an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals.

Hospital Information System (HIS) Hospital Information System (HIS) is an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals. In many implementations, a HIS is a comprehensive, integrated information system designed to manage all the aspects of Continue reading Hospital Information System (HIS)

Radiology Information System (RIS)

A radiology information system (RIS) is a networked software system for managing medical imagery and associated data.

Radiology Information System (RIS) A radiology information system is a computerized database used by radiology departments to store, manipulate, and distribute patient radiological data and imagery. The system generally consists of patient tracking and scheduling, result reporting and image tracking capabilities. RIS Continue reading Radiology Information System (RIS)

Picture archiving and communication system (PACS)

PACS is a healthcare technology communication system for storage, retrieval, management, distribution and presentation of medical images.

Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) A picture archiving and communication system  is a medical imaging technology which provides economical storage and convenient access to images from multiple modalities (source machine types). Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; Continue reading Picture archiving and communication system (PACS)

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Laboratory Information System (LIS) A laboratory information management system (LIMS) or laboratory information system (LIS) or laboratory management system (LMS), is a software-based laboratory and information management system with features that support a modern laboratory’s operations. Key features include workflow and data Continue reading Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Health Level Seven International (HL7)

HL7 is a set of international standards for transfer of clinical and administrative data between software applications used by various healthcare providers

Health Level Seven International (HL7) Health Level-7 or HL7 refers to a set of international standards for transfer of clinical and administrative data between software applications used by various healthcare providers. These standards focus on the application layer, which is Continue reading Health Level Seven International (HL7)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

HIMSS is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote the best use of information technology and management systems in the health care industry

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, and access, through the best use of information technology and management systems. Originally founded in Continue reading Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Health Information Technology (HIT)

Health IT is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry

Health Information Technology Health information technology (HIT) is “the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication and decision making”. Technology Continue reading Health Information Technology (HIT)

Expert System

An expert system, in artificial intelligence, is a computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert.

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

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging.

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)