Which of the following is an application that allows for imaging storage, portability communica-tion, and clinical integrations of all imaging modalities?

a. PACS
b. POCT
c. HITECH
d. CPOE

ANS: A
A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is an application that allows for imaging storage, portability, communication, and clinical integration of all imaging modalities with the HER. POCT is point-of care testing and refers to blood gas analysis performed at or near the site of a patient, in a setting that is different from a normal hospital clinical laboratory. HITECH is Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act that is part of a national strategy for building a national health information infrastructure. CPOE is computerized physi-cian order entry.

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