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healthcare information system

(HIS) computer systems designed for any of a wide variety of healthcare applications, including clinical (e.g. computer-based patient records – CPRs), financial, insurance, and medical education.

Some special issues in healthcare include safety and cleanliness of physical devices, necessary knowledge of the medical domain and terminology, consistency of data representations, very high reliability, and privacy of patient data.