HIS
Hospital info system. Manages all info related to health care & manages data from all depts
RIS
Radiology info system. Software that helps manage radiology & depts
DICOM
Is a standard used to share radiology images & data between diff systems made by diff manufacturers
PACS
Technology used to securely store, retrieve & transmit electronic images & reports from multiple modalities. Replacement for hard copies.
Cloud PACS
Offsite server. Can be used as a backup PACS. Secure connection to provide access to images/data. Images up for at least 30 days
EMR/EHR
Electronic record is a digital version of paper chart that contains pts medical history.