Patient Care Device
Domain Overview
The Patient Care Device Domain is concerned with Use Cases in which at least one actor is a regulated patient care device. The PCD coordinates with other IHE clinical specialty based domains such as medical imaging.
PCD Mission Statement
The IHE Patient Care Device Domain, working with regional and national deployment committees, will apply the proven, Use Case driven IHE processes to:
- Deliver the technical framework for the IHE-PCD domain profiles;
- Validate IHE-PCD profile implementations via Connectathons; and
- Demonstrate marketable solutions at public trade shows.
PCD Vision Statement
- The IHE Patient Care Device Domain (IHE PCD) is the nexus for vendors and providers to jointly define and demonstrate unambiguous interoperability specifications, called profiles, which are based on industry standards, and which can be brought to market.
IHE-PCD profiles:
- improve patient safety and clinical efficacy,
- reduce healthcare delivery cost by improving efficiency, reliability, and operational flexibility for healthcare providers,
- enable innovative patient care capabilities, and
- expand the international marketplace for patient care device vendors.
IHE Patient Care Device domain is sponsored by the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and manages the development and maintenance of the PCD Profiles and the PCD_Technical_Framework.
The PCD Site Map shows the organization of the domain's wiki pages.
The PCD wiki index page provides a listing of all pages developed by this domain.
Roadmap
The Roadmap outlines the PCD's goals and plans over the next 5-10 years.
Profile Development Activity
Four Profiles are in development along with finalizing the PCD-01 Profile developed in Year 1 (2006-7). The four profiles currently under development are listed in PCD Proposals 2007-2008. Contact Manny at efurst@imp-tech.com if you would like to participate, or watch for Public Comment drafts in September 2008.
Profile Selection
The IHE Patient Care Device Domain is working on the 2008-2009 Cycle.
| Cycle | Years | Working Pages | Comments/Profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008/2009 | PCD_Proposals_2008-2009 | Current development activity; <ACM>, <DEC-SPD>, <PIV>, <PnP> |
| 2 | 2007/2008 | PCD Proposals 2007-2008 | <DEC-PIB>, <DEC-SPD>, <PnP> |
| 1 | 2006/2007 | Device_Enterprise_Communication | <DEC> |
Demonstrations & Presentations
| Date | Location | Event | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007.02.27 | New Orleans, LA | 20070227-HIMSSShowcase-IHE-PCD-C.ppt presented at HIMSS Annual Meeting | found at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Presentations/ | |
| April 2007 | Webex Presentation | "Orientation to the PCD" PDF version: 20070404-IHE-PCD-Orientation.pdf | found at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Presentations/ | |
| Earlier | Earlier presentations are also available | found at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Presentations/ |
Supporters and Endorsements
IHE Patient Care Device is supported or endorsed by the following organizations:
See Also
IHE Patient Care Device Profiles
IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework
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