PCD Profiles

Overview

The IHE PCD develops standards-based interoperability profiles that address specific integration problems within the domain charter. It does this by following the IHE technical framework develoment process., which can be simply stated as:

• Describe the integration problem (profile proposal) - detailing one or more real-world use case scenarios (brief 2-page documents lead to more detailed documents)
• Develop Profile Supplements, which contain the specific content that will be published and ultimately included into the PCD Technical Framework (volumes 1 - 3)
• Publish the Supplements for Public Comment and update the Supplements based on the feedback
• Publish the Supplements for Trial Implementation - which is accomplished at annual Connectathon events
• Finalize (freeze) the Supplement once its content has stabilized and been thoroughly validated.
• Eventually integrate the Supplement into the PCD Technical Framework volumes

This page provides a launching point for the various PCD profiles based on the development cycle - starting with profile proposals and ending in the Connectathon and public demonstrations.

Profile Links

• ACM (Alarm Communication Management
• DEC (Device Enterprise Communication)
• DPI (Device Point of Care Integration)
• IDCO (Implantable Device Cardiac Observations)
• MEM (Medical Equipment Management)
• PIV (Point of Care Infusion Verification)
• RTM (Rosetta Terminology Mapping)
• WCM (Waveform Communication Management)

Profile Development Activity

Three new profiles From Cycle #3 are now published for Trial Implementation. These profiles are listed in PCD Proposals 2007-2008. Contact Manny at efurst@imp-tech.com if you would like to participate, or monitor the announcements on the PCD list servers.

Profile Selection

The IHE Patient Care Device Domain is working on the 2008-2009 Cycle and will shortly begin work on the 2009-2010 Cycle as well.

Cycle	Years	Working Pages	Comments/Profiles
5	2010/2011	PCD_Proposals_2010-2011	Current development activity: Detailed Proposals have been adopted and drafting and editing of White Papers and Trial Use documents as detailed above.
4	2009/2010	PCD_Proposals_2009-2010	Current development activity: Detailed Proposals have been adopted and drafting and editing of White Papers and Trial Use documents as detailed above.
3	2008/2009	PCD_Proposals_2008-2009	Current development activity: ACM - Alarm Communication Management, PIV - Point-of-Care Infusion Verification, RTM - Rosetta Terminology Management
2	2007/2008	PCD Proposals 2007-2008	DEC-PIB - Patient Identity Binding, DEC-SPD - Subscribe to Patient Data
1	2006/2007	Device_Enterprise_Communication, DEC

See also PCD Device Infusion Pump

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