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VistA Imaging, the Glossary

VistA Imaging is an FDA-listed Image Management system used in the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities nationwide.^[1]

DICOM

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a technical standard for the digital storage and transmission of medical images and related information. VistA Imaging and DICOM are DICOM software.

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Electrocardiography

Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles.

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Electronic health record

An electronic health record (EHR) is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically stored health information in a digital format.

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Endoscopy

An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. VistA Imaging and endoscopy are medical imaging.

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Freedom of Information Act (United States)

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $186.3 billion (2022 USD) in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area.

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Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. VistA Imaging and Laparoscopy are endoscopy.

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List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities

Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) In January 2002, the Veterans Health Administration announced the merger of VISNs 13 and 14 to create a new, combined network, VISN 23. VistA Imaging and List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities are United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Picture archiving and communication system

A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a medical imaging technology which provides economical storage and convenient access to images from multiple modalities (source machine types).

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Ruth Dayhoff

Ruth Dayhoff (born 1952) is an American physician and medical bioinformatician.

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military Veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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VistA

The Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) is the system of record for the clinical, administrative and financial operations of the Veterans Health Administration VISTA consists of over 180 clinical, financial, and administrative applications integrated within a single shared lifelong database (figure 1). VistA Imaging and VistA are Public-domain software and United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VistA_Imaging