DICOM Terms and Abbreviations

DICOM Terms and Abbreviations

HIMSS

HIMSS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HIS

HIS: Hospital Information System

HL7

HL7: Health Level 7, the standard used by Hospital Information Systems for communicating information and status.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X

Parts of this document are taken (with permission) from Herman Oosterwijk's "DICOM Expert" Cheat Sheet © Copyright OTech, Inc. P.O. Box 260637 Plano, Texas 75026 herman@otechimg.com