Cross Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) In the field of electronic health records (EHR), Cross Enterprise Document Sharing is a system of standards for cataloging and sharing patient records across health institutions. It provides a registry for querying which patient records are in Continue reading Cross Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS)
Vendor neutral archive (VNA) Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) is a medical imaging technology in which images and documents (and potentially any file of clinical relevance) are stored (archived) in a standard format with a standard interface, such that they can Continue reading Vendor neutral archive (VNA)
Telepathology Telepathology is the practice of pathology at a distance. It uses telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between distant locations for the purposes of diagnosis, education and research. Performance requires that a pathologist selects the video images for Continue reading Telepathology
Telemedicine Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural Continue reading Telemedicine
Telehealth Telehealth involves the distribution of health-related services and information. Distribution is via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. It allows long distance patient/clinician contact and care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring and remote admissions. As well as provider distance-learning; meetings, supervision, and Continue reading Telehealth