IT Standards

The DICOM Standard is a detailed specification that describes the means of formatting and exchanging medical images and associated information.

The IHE Initiative is a long-term program sponsored by RSNA, HIMSS and other societies to promote the coordinated use of healthcare IT standards.

Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a family of standards aiming the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services.