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UB-92 - Uniform Bill version 1992.

UI - See User Interface

Ultrasound - In physics, the term "ultrasound" refers to all acoustic energy (longitudinal, mechanical wave) with a frequency above the audible range of human hearing. The audible range of sound is from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz, therefore an ultrasound is frequency greater than 20 kilohertz. See Sonogram

UML - In software engineering, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose modeling language that includes a graphical notation used to create an abstract model of a system, referred to as a UML model.

UMLS - Unified Medical Language System.

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URL - Uniform Resource Locator.

Unit Test - A standard acceptance testing process by which the elements of a system are individually and comprehensively tested. See Acceptance Testing

USB - Uniform Service Bus.

Use Case - A use case is a technique used in software and systems engineering to capture the functional requirements of a system. The AHIC Use Cases, developed by ONC during the Bush Administration, sought to characterize the system requirements of the NHIN. The AHIC Use Cases ultimatelty failed to accelerate development of agile and adoptable health IT interoperability solutions due to their impenetrable complexity and marginal utility. The NHIN Direct User Stories are a lighter weight successor that may prove more relevant due to functional constraints which limit the complexity of each "story" to simple responsibility for point to point transport. See AHIC, HITSP, NHIN, NHIN Direct, ONC

User Interface - The method by which a user interacts with a machine, such as operating a computer by using a keyboard along with a mouse pointing device to interact with the machine. See GUI


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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 UB-92 - Uniform Bill version 1992. UI - See User Interface Ultrasound - In physics, the term "ultrasound" refers to all acoustic energy (longitudinal, mechanical wave) with a frequency above the audible range of human hearing. The audible range of sound is from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz, therefore an ultrasound is frequency greater than 20 kilohertz. See Sonogram UML - In software engineering, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose modeling language that includes a graphical notation used to create an abstract model of a system, referred to as a UML model. UMLS - Unified Medical Language System. top URL - Uniform Resource Locator. Unit Test - A standard acceptance testing process by which the elements of a system are individually and comprehensively tested. See Acceptance Testing USB - Uniform Service Bus. Use Case - A use case is a technique used in software and systems engineering to capture the functional requirements of a system. The AHIC Use Cases, developed by ONC during the Bush Administration, sought to characterize the system requirements of the NHIN. The AHIC Use Cases ultimatelty failed to accelerate development of agile and adoptable health IT interoperability solutions due to their impenetrable complexity and marginal utility. The NHIN Direct User Stories are a lighter weight successor that may prove more relevant due to functional constraints which limit the complexity of each "story" to simple responsibility for point to point transport. See AHIC, HITSP, NHIN, NHIN Direct, ONC User Interface - The method by which a user interacts with a machine, such as operating a computer by using a keyboard along with a mouse pointing device to interact with the machine. See GUI

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