This Core Eye Care Workflow (C-Workflow) profile addresses a scenario where organizations have a Practice Management System (PMS), Electronic Health Record System (EHR) and eye care diagnostic imaging and testing equipment (fundus cameras, slit lamps, refractive measurement devices, visual fields etc.).

This profile enables the consistent handling of patient identifiers and demographic data among the above types of systems. It includes support for features such as patient registration, appointment scheduling, eye care orders and equipment modality worklist. It reduces the implementation requirements of the other eye care workflows by not integrating an Image Archive (i.e. PACS system).  Therefore, users of this profile must understand that acquisition devices and users are responsible for the safe keeping of the images and/or measurements created upon their system.  It is important for users to understand how this is accomplished so that patient data is protected.  How this is accomplished is outside the scope of IHE. 
