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. 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 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) 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) 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) 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) 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)
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
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