Varemed
Varemed is a term occasionally used in discussions of digital health to describe a modular, interoperable data framework intended for emergency medicine. In these contexts, varemed refers to an approach that balances rapid data capture with longitudinal patient records, enabling clinicians to access relevant information during acute care and to share it across prehospital and hospital settings. The term is not tied to a single standardized specification, and its exact meaning varies between sources.
Opinions differ on the etymology; some sources gloss varemed as a portmanteau of 'variable' (or 'varied') and
Conceptual designs for varemed describe a layered architecture including a data model that supports variable granularity,
As a hypothetical construct, varemed appears mainly in academic papers, pilot studies, and discussions about future
See also: HL7 FHIR, SNOMED CT, LOINC, emergency medical services information systems, clinical decision support.