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IHE describes a series of profiles known as XDS or Cross Enterprise Document Sharing. There is a variant to accommodate the large files that comprise images, known as XDS-I. IHE describes sets of transactions based upon common standards so that multiple parties can design systems that can easily interact- true interoperability. The XDS profiles describe a “document source” where a piece of patient data is created, and a “document consumer” which is the destination for the data when exchanging with a remote site. There are set of intermediaries that handle the exchange.