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)
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)
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 Organization (HIO) Health information organizations (HIO) are U.S. government-led non-profit health organizations that provide information about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 as it pertains to electronic health records (EHRs) development for incentive payments. These organizations Continue reading Health Information Organization (HIO)
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)