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Glossary of Terms

IHE - Integrated Healthcare Enterprise (medical informatics standards organization)
ILCOR - International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
Integrated - A popular computer buzzword that refers to two or more components merged together into a single system.
Interface - A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
IP address - An identifier for a computer or device on a network.
Ischemia - A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels.