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)

Health Apps

Health apps are application programs that offer health-related services for smartphones and tablet PCs.

Health Apps Health apps are application programs that offer health-related services for smartphones and tablet PCs. As the name goes smart phones are becoming way to smart anybody could have ever imagined. From browsing to playing games everything is just a click Continue reading Health Apps

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The Food and Drug Administration FDA is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

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 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) is an official health record for an individual that is shared among multiple facilities and agencies.

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)

Document Capture

Document capture is any one of several processes used to convert a physical document to another format, typically a digital representation.

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

Compliance

Compliance can encompass efforts to ensure that organizations are abiding by both industry regulations and government legislation

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.

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

Computer Assisted Coding System CACS

Computer Assisted Coding System (CACS) is a software that analyzes healthcare documents and produces appropriate medical codes for specific phrases and terms within the document

Computer Assisted Coding System (CACS) Computer Assisted Coding System (CACS) is a software that analyzes healthcare documents and produces appropriate medical codes for specific phrases and terms within the document. Scans electronic documentation, identifies key terms and suggests medical codes that match terms. Then Continue reading Computer Assisted Coding System CACS

Blue Button

The Blue Button initiative is a national program that allows patients to access and download personal health information into a simple text file or PDF that can be separated by data class or date range.

Blue Button Initiative The Blue Button initiative is a national program that allows patients to access and download personal health information into a simple text file or PDF that can be separated by data class or date range. Through Blue Continue reading Blue Button