Alphabet Soup

Question 1

HIE

Answer 1

Health Information Exchange

Electronic sharing of data among various entities (ex hospitals, labs, public health dept, payers, patients)

Four functions: Send, Receive, Find, Integrate

IHIE = Indiana Health Info Exchange. The original one

Question 2

AHRQ

Answer 2

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Works within US Dept of Health to produce and disseminate high quality evidence

Core competencies:
Data and Analytics
Health Systems Research
Practice Improvement

Question 3

LIS

Answer 3

LIS = Laboratory Information System

In research setting, may be called LIMS = Laboratory Information Management System

A type of “system” because it performs a limited set of functions in the healthcare organization

Lab = any laboratory performing clinical testing on a patient. Includes:
- Anatomic pathology (surgical pathology, cytology, autopsy)
- Clinical laboratories
- Specialized laboratories
- Reference laboratories

Question 4

RIS

Answer 4

Radiology Information Systen

A type of “system” because it performs a limited set of functions in the healthcare organization

Question 5

UDI

Answer 5

Unique Device Identifier

UDI = Device Identifier (DI) + Production Identifier (PI)

Every regulated medical device must have one.

Question 6

ISO

Answer 6

International Standards Organization