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EventPathology Visions 2026
Pathology Visions, hosted by the Digital Pathology Association, is the premier annual forum for the clinical adoption of digital pathology…
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EventNational Imaging Informatics Course
The National Imaging Informatics Course (NIIC) is an accelerated, week-long online experience for imaging informaticists seeking to better leverage their…
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SIIM Honors Pioneers and Rising Stars in Imaging Informatics at SIIM26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leesburg, VA – June 16, 2026 The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) celebrated excellence and…
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Digital Signature
A digital signature is a bit stream that represents a dataset or part of a dataset. It is generated by…
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Electronic Health Record | EHR
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a comprehensive, digital version of a patient’s overall health information, compiled from various clinical…
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Electronic Medical Record | EMR
An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a digital platform used to collect, manage, and store a patient’s clinical data within…
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Extensible Markup Language | XML
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. XML is tagged protocol used to exchange information. HL7 version 3 uses the XML…
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Hospital Information System | HIS
A hospital information system (HIS) is an IT system used for managing patient admission, billing, etc. Some HIS systems also…
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Implementation Class UID
A unique number, which is exchanged during the set-up of the Association, by which an AE identifies itself. Each class…
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Implicit VR
Implicit Value Representation. A transfer syntax in which the receiver is assumed (“implied”) to know the VR syntax and context.…
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Intensive Care Unit | ICU
An intensive care unit (ICU) is the hospital department where seriously ill patients and patients that require constant monitoring are…
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Business Associate | BA Agreements
BA (business associate) is the HIPAA term for organizations that are not covered entities, but that do have access to…