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The paper introduces and compares eHealth and telemedicine, two essential concepts in modern healthcare technology. It highlights that both terms involve using technology to enhance healthcare plans and processes, improve patient access, and deliver care, but they differ in several key areas. Key comparative points of the paper include: Purpose: Telemedicine focuses on using information communication technologies (ICTs) to gather and deliver patient information for prevention and treatment...

This paper examines the significance of SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine—Clinical Terms) in improving interoperability and the quality of care within Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) systems. The document begins by highlighting the comprehensive nature of SNOMED CT, which offers over 340,000 concepts for detailed clinical documentation, thereby supporting more accurate diagnoses and effective clinical decision support systems. The paper t...