IEEE Approves Seven Health Informatics Standards
October 14, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved seven standards for health informatics.
The standards were created within the context of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/IEEE 11073 family of standards addressing the interoperability of medical devices.
The standards include:
- ISO/IEEE 11073-00101 - Health Informatics - Point-of-Care Medical Device Communication - Technical Report - Guidelines for the Use of RF Wireless Technology.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-10408 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Device Specialization - Thermometer.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-10415 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Device Specialization - Weighing Scale.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-10441 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Device Specialization - Cardiovascular Fitness and Activity Monitor.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-10442 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Device Specialization - Strength Fitness Equipment.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-10471 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Device Specialization - Independent Living Activity Hub.
- ISO/IEEE 11073-20601 - Health Informatics - Personal Health Device Communication - Application Profile - Optimized Exchange Protocol.
IEEE is also developing an additional 24 standards in the health care device communication field.
"With so many different types of medical equipment producing data, it is vitally important that medical devices, personal computers and other information devices communicate quickly and easily," said Doug Bogia, Ph.D., chair of the ISO/IEEE 11073 Personal Health Devices Work Group.
"These new standards will help guide the manufacturers of health care devices in creating equipment for the secure creation and transmission of electronic health care information."
The seven standards join an existing collection of IEEE Health IT standards dating back to 1996.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Standards Association (IEEE-SA).