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S/MIME - Secure Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions.

SaaS - Software as a Service.

SAML - Security Assertion Markup Language.

SASL - Simple Authentication and Security Layer, RFC 4422. Application protocols that support SASL typically also support TLS. See TLS

Schema - In computer science a schema can be a data model or diagram that represents the tables, fields, indexes, etc. and their relationships. Another type of schema is the definition of the structure, content and semantics of an XML document. See Database, Model, XML

SDE - State Designated Entity. See ARRA, Cal eConnect, HITECH

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SDO - Standards Development Organization. See ASTM, HL7, IEEE, OASIS, W3C

Sensitivity - Percent of data elements correctly matching a given attribute out of all possible correct data elements. See Disambiguate, False Positive, Specificity

Server - Either a software application that performs a specific task (such as EHR, email, website hosting, etc.) or the physical hardware on which the server software application runs, or both. See ASP, Client-Server, PC

SFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol. See FTP

SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language.

Signal - In electronics, a signal is a time-varying or spatial-varying system that facilitates the transmission, storage and manipulation of information. See Analog, Channel, Noise

Simple Interop - A term which arose in a series of blog posts by David McCallie and Wes Rishel. Simple Interop refers to the opportunity for pervasive adoption of incrementally useful health data interoperability tools. See NHIN Direct

SME - Subject Matter Expert. See Expert System

SMS - A communication service component of the GSM mobile communication system. See GSM, TXT

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SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is an Internet standard for e-mail transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. For outgoing mail transport SMTP uses TCP port 25. See Email, Internet, TCP/IP

SNF - ("sniff") Skilled Nursing Facility.

SNOMED - The abbreviation, which stands for SYstemized NOmenclature of MEDicine, refers to both the code set used in structured clinical knowledge environments and the organization which owns the code set. SNOMED is a division of the College of American Pathologists. See CAP

SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol, specified in RFC 2030.

SNTP - Simple Network Time Protocol, specified in RFC 2030.

SOA - In software engineering, a Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) leverages distributed and modular program components which communicate via a simple and lightweight communication "service" (hence the name). SOA solutions can be rapidly assembled from ad-hoc components, provide systems engineers with agile options in variable or evolving environments (such as health care), and yet SOA solutions can be robust and scalable as well. SOA solutions are in contrast to monolithic or enterprise solutions which may lack flexibility or adaptability. See Grid, SOAP, WSDL, XML

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SOAP - [1] The structured clinical note format which organizes content in Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Planning (SOAP) categories, first proposed in 1968 by Lawrence Weed, MD, as a feature of the Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR). [2] Simple Object Access Protocol, a distributed message processing solution used extensively to transport data between different and incompatible computer systems. See REST

Software - Informal term for a computer program. See Application

Sonogram - Sonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize subcutaneous body structures. See Echocardiogram, Ultrasound

Source Code - In computer software, the source code is the collection of statements or instructions written in a computer programming language. The source code is the larger collection of programming files that form a specific program. For example, the source code for the MirthResults program (used as the portal for Redwood MedNet) is written in the Java programming language. See FOSS, Open Source

Specificity - Percent of data elements correctly identified as not-matching a given attribute out of all possible incorrect data element matches. See Disambiguate, False Negative, Sensitivity

SQL - Structured Query Language.

SSH - Secure Shell.

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SSL - Secure Sockets Layer was an encryption protocol which provided secure communications on the Internet. SSL was invented by Netscape for conducting secure electronic commerce and other private asset management transactions. SSL was superceded in 2008 by Transport Layer Security. See HTTPS, TLS

State Designated Entity See SDE

Stateless Protocol - A stateless server observes a protocol that treats each request as an independent transaction that is unrelated to any previous request. See HTTP, Protocol

Swimlanes - A type of business process flow diagram in which activities are grouped into horizontal or vertical "swimlanes" by role or actor. For example, a swimlane diagram of a patient visit might separate individual tasks in the diagram into roles for Front Desk, Billing, Medical Assistant, Nurse, Provider, etc. See Business Process, Workflow

Symbol - An object, picture, sound, or mark that represents something else by association. For example, a personal name is a symbol representing an individual. In formal logic, "symbol" refers to an idea, and a "mark" is a token instance of the symbol. See Algorithm, Concept, Model

Synchronization - A noun describing the task of indexing two or more separate data tables so that they both contain the same records. For example, synchronizing an immunization registry with an HIE that covers the same geographic territory. See Disambiguate

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Syntax - In computer science, the syntax of a programming language is the set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured programs in that language.


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	Health Informatics Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z S/MIME - Secure Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions. SaaS - Software as a Service. SAML - Security Assertion Markup Language. SASL - Simple Authentication and Security Layer, RFC 4422. Application protocols that support SASL typically also support TLS. See TLS Schema - In computer science a schema can be a data model or diagram that represents the tables, fields, indexes, etc. and their relationships. Another type of schema is the definition of the structure, content and semantics of an XML document. See Database, Model, XML SDE - State Designated Entity. See ARRA, Cal eConnect, HITECH top SDO - Standards Development Organization. See ASTM, HL7, IEEE, OASIS, W3C Sensitivity - Percent of data elements correctly matching a given attribute out of all possible correct data elements. See Disambiguate, False Positive, Specificity Server - Either a software application that performs a specific task (such as EHR, email, website hosting, etc.) or the physical hardware on which the server software application runs, or both. See ASP, Client-Server, PC SFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol. See FTP SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language. Signal - In electronics, a signal is a time-varying or spatial-varying system that facilitates the transmission, storage and manipulation of information. See Analog, Channel, Noise Simple Interop - A term which arose in a series of blog posts by David McCallie and Wes Rishel. Simple Interop refers to the opportunity for pervasive adoption of incrementally useful health data interoperability tools. See NHIN Direct SME - Subject Matter Expert. See Expert System SMS - A communication service component of the GSM mobile communication system. See GSM, TXT top SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is an Internet standard for e-mail transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. For outgoing mail transport SMTP uses TCP port 25. See Email, Internet, TCP/IP SNF - ("sniff") Skilled Nursing Facility. SNOMED - The abbreviation, which stands for SYstemized NOmenclature of MEDicine, refers to both the code set used in structured clinical knowledge environments and the organization which owns the code set. SNOMED is a division of the College of American Pathologists. See CAP SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol, specified in RFC 2030. SNTP - Simple Network Time Protocol, specified in RFC 2030. SOA - In software engineering, a Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) leverages distributed and modular program components which communicate via a simple and lightweight communication "service" (hence the name). SOA solutions can be rapidly assembled from ad-hoc components, provide systems engineers with agile options in variable or evolving environments (such as health care), and yet SOA solutions can be robust and scalable as well. SOA solutions are in contrast to monolithic or enterprise solutions which may lack flexibility or adaptability. See Grid, SOAP, WSDL, XML top SOAP - [1] The structured clinical note format which organizes content in Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Planning (SOAP) categories, first proposed in 1968 by Lawrence Weed, MD, as a feature of the Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR). [2] Simple Object Access Protocol, a distributed message processing solution used extensively to transport data between different and incompatible computer systems. See REST Software - Informal term for a computer program. See Application Sonogram - Sonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize subcutaneous body structures. See Echocardiogram, Ultrasound Source Code - In computer software, the source code is the collection of statements or instructions written in a computer programming language. The source code is the larger collection of programming files that form a specific program. For example, the source code for the MirthResults program (used as the portal for Redwood MedNet) is written in the Java programming language. See FOSS, Open Source Specificity - Percent of data elements correctly identified as not-matching a given attribute out of all possible incorrect data element matches. See Disambiguate, False Negative, Sensitivity SQL - Structured Query Language. SSH - Secure Shell. top SSL - Secure Sockets Layer was an encryption protocol which provided secure communications on the Internet. SSL was invented by Netscape for conducting secure electronic commerce and other private asset management transactions. SSL was superceded in 2008 by Transport Layer Security. See HTTPS, TLS State Designated Entity See SDE Stateless Protocol - A stateless server observes a protocol that treats each request as an independent transaction that is unrelated to any previous request. See HTTP, Protocol Swimlanes - A type of business process flow diagram in which activities are grouped into horizontal or vertical "swimlanes" by role or actor. For example, a swimlane diagram of a patient visit might separate individual tasks in the diagram into roles for Front Desk, Billing, Medical Assistant, Nurse, Provider, etc. See Business Process, Workflow Symbol - An object, picture, sound, or mark that represents something else by association. For example, a personal name is a symbol representing an individual. In formal logic, "symbol" refers to an idea, and a "mark" is a token instance of the symbol. See Algorithm, Concept, Model Synchronization - A noun describing the task of indexing two or more separate data tables so that they both contain the same records. For example, synchronizing an immunization registry with an HIE that covers the same geographic territory. See Disambiguate top Syntax - In computer science, the syntax of a programming language is the set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured programs in that language.

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