MEM-DMC
Medical Equipment Management - Device Management Communications (MEM DMC) Communicates configuration, status, and event information about medical devices.
Summary
The Medical Equipment Management - Devices Management Communication (MEM DMC) profile defines an HL7 V2 message for communication of detailed information about medical devices to information consuming systems that might manage the device, such as Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) for device on network tracking and maintenance management.
Benefits
- Identifies medical devices on the network
- Communicates configuration information
- Communications status information
- Communicates event information with the exception of alerts (technical alarms) which are communicated using the Alert Communication Management (ACM) PCD profile
Details
This profile consists of reporting and consuming actors and a report transaction from reporter to consumer with receipt confirmation acknowledgement.
Systems Affected
Patient care devices. Medical device maintenance management systems.
Actors & Transactions:
Actors Device Management Information Reporter - The Device Management Information Reporter (DMIR) actor produces or transmits medical device equipment observations. Device Management Information Consumer - The Device Management Information Consumer (DMIC) actor consumes or receives medical device equipment observations. Transactions Device Management Information Observation - The Device Management Information Observation (DMIO) contains observations of device identification (unique identification, versions for software, firmware, hardware) and status (power, power source, battery, self-test, etc.). This transaction might not commonly contain patient associated information and would likely be destined for a CMMS and not for an EMR for EHR storage. Upon receipt of the DMIO transaction by the receiving DMIC actor shall send a receipt acknowledge message.
Specification
Profile Status: Trial Implementation
Documents: https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/Profiles#IHE_Devices_Profiles
Underlying Standards:
- HL7
- IEEE 11073-10101
See Also
Related Profiles
- Device Enterprise Communication [DEC] can transmit the same kinds of information to an information system rather than a medical device management system