IHE STATEMENTS
As a joint effort between the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the IHE Initiative began in 1998 as an endeavor to more clearly define how existing standards, notably DICOM and HL7, should be used to resolve common information system communication tasks in radiology.
Clarifying many facets of system communication which were previously open to interpretation, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) lays the foundation for new levels of interconnectivity and synchronicity at healthcare facilities.
In essence, IHE is a technical framework that defines a common information model and vocabulary for systems to use in communicating medical information. It also specifies exactly how DICOM and HL7 (so far) are to be used by information systems to complete a set of well-defined transactions that accomplish a particular task. At the same time, IHE provides a common human vocabulary that professionals and vendors can use to discuss further problems of this nature.
Merge OEM's application compliance to the IHE initiative can be found in the following IHE Conformance Statements:
| Cedara I-Reach™ 3.0.3 | |
| Cedara I-ReadMammo™ 5.2 | |
| Cedara I-SoftView™ 5.2 | |
| Cedara I-SoftView™ 6.0 | |
| Cedara I-Store™ 3.0 |
For further information on these and other quality standards (including ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003, FDA QSR, Health Canada MDR, European MDD for CE marking) please contact us.