bidirectional interface

A peripheral connection with a computer which allows the user to both access information as well as input data and change orders.

This is an primitive term for a component of pre-Cambrian legacy information systems, in which a mainframe computer connected to two types of peripheral computers—dummy terminals, from which data could be obtained but not input, and interactive computers, which allowed I/O.

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For connecting and engaging with referring physicians or a hospital, both of which no doubt have an electronic health record (EHR) system, nothing works better than having a bidirectional interface between the EHR and the LIS (laboratory information system).

EHRs are in every lab's DNA

Because the implant is a bidirectional interface, it can also be used to send signals in the opposite direction -- from the prosthetic arm to the brain.

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arms in Daily Life, Now a Reality

With a medical staff of 2,200 and non-employed physicians numbering about 1,900, Main Line is currently working on a bidirectional interface so that physician practices can send orders electronically to any one of Main Line's six hospiturella homas tals.

Bridging the EHR divide: hospitals, physician practices work toward true interoperability

The device also contains microcon-trollers, a wireless bidirectional interface, and custom MOSFET drivers.

High powered medicine: the trend to miniaturize medical devices is active throughout the industry. With it, the challenge of identifying power solutions for these technologies is one that medtech companies are eager to solve. This article highlights one specific design option, that is, high energy lithium metal oxide batteries and showcases the advantages they present

The Polopoly Web content-management system will be linked to Milenium Cross Media using a bidirectional interface to provide the content for the eight VRM Web sites.

Protecmedia Installs Large System for German Group

"A true bidirectional interface between these systems will also help greatly reduce the need for pharmacists to deal with prior authorizations, and will provide the prescriber with detailed status, including whether the prescription was filled and picked up by their patient." Jensen notes that evidence of the efficiencies that can be gained with a fully integrated system can be found in the systems Innovation has designed for the Department of Defense.

Automation seen as key cost cutter

Stratify says its APIs provide a bidirectional interface between applications and the Discovery System.

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It consists of one bidirectional interface for the CLAS and three bidirectional interfaces for the chemistry analyzers on the CLAS.

The role of total laboratory automation in a consolidated laboratory network

The application must be open database connectivity (ODBC) compliant; it often must support a bidirectional interface with an external database: it usually must download and distribute security-related data to every ISC in the system in real time: and it must guarantee the delivery of security data to each ISC in the system.

What does IT want from security?

The third model is the Bidirectional Interface, which allows sending and receiving data electronically from an EMR.

Back to the lab: as more practices implement EMRs, a measure of effectiveness is the ability to interface with the lab and the LIS

Lisa Jean Clifford, CEO of Psyche Systems Corp., says her company's LIS boasts a bidirectional interface to all lab-based instruments.