FHIMS

The FHIMS program is intended to coordinate the efforts of the partner agencies with the development of Electronic Medical Records, information and terminology standards, including the coordination of agency efforts at relevant Standards Development Organizations (SDOs). This website was created for Healthcare IT professionals for collaborative purposes only and is subject to the terms of use. It is not an official government website for the FHIMS program. The FHIMS is an information model rather than a data model. Data models are meant to be implemented, whereas information models are higher level specifications... The FHIMS is an information model rather than a data model. Usually data models are meant to be implemented, whereas information models are higher level specifications. When an architect for a building draws up blueprints which show where the walls and windows are, where the electrical and plumbing lines go, that is like a data model. The builder uses it to order materials..