Patient Care Device
Domain Overview (Scope)
The Patient Care Device Domain is concerned with use cases in which at least one actor is a regulated patient-centric point-of-care medical device that communicates with at least one other actor such as a medical device or information system.
The PCD domain coordinates with and supports other domains, such as Radiology (medical imaging), Laboratory, and Cardiology to ensure consistency in use cases involving regulated medical devices as they occur throughout the Enterprise.
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.
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;
- Test conformance with published IHE-PCD profiles using test plans, tools and scripts at Connectathons; and
- Demonstrate marketable solutions at public trade shows.
- 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 Wiki Map shows the organization of the domain's wiki pages.
The PCD general wiki index page provides a listing of all pages developed by this domain.
The PCD Meetings page provides a listing of all the meeting announcement and minutes pages.
The IHE_PCD_Google_Groups page provides a listing of all the Google email groups related to this domain.
The PCD File and Document Management page gives tips on how to find and where to store PCD information.
Getting Started
If you are new to either IHE or the Patient Care Device domain, the PCD Getting Started page provides the historical and background information about that domain that will help you determine the best place to plug into their project activities. In addition PCD Overviewoutlines the current activies of the Domain.
Organization
All IHE domains are organized into Planning and Technical committees. The following links
Additionally, the IHE PCD not only supports IHE processes, but also operational rules that address its unique needs:
Roadmap & Schedule
The Roadmap outlines the PCD's goals and plans over the next 5-10 years.
Technical Framework & Profiles
Connectathons and Showcases
The IHE PCD participates in the annual IHE North American Connectathons and HIMSS IHE Showcases.
Demonstrations & Presentations
| Date | Location | Event | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-30 | Webinar presentation | "Patient Care Devices" presentation in IHE Webinar Series | [PDF] |
| 2009-04-25 | Chicago, IL | IHE PCD Presentation to Clinical Engineering Association of Illinois | [Powerpoint file]
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See PCD Presentations for presentations on additional topics.
See this FTP directory for earlier general PCD presentations and other related presentations: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Presentations/
Tool Support
Supporting the implementation and testing of IHE PCD profiles requires a number of tools.
Specific information on PCD test tooling is available on the PCD Testing and PCD Tools wiki pages.
More general IHE profile support is on the Implementation tools and guidance wiki page.
Supporters and Endorsements
IHE Patient Care Device is supported or endorsed by the following organizations:
Safe Patient Handling
Safe Patient Handling (SPH) is a way of reducing work-related injuries in the nursing and other healthcare professions. This methodology is so important that the American Nurses Association (ANA) is pushing legislation at the state and federal levels which could change the way hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities allow employees to move patients.
To date, nine states (IL, MD, MN, NJ, NY, OH, RI, TX, and WA) have adopted resolutions that mandate changes in manual patient handling. Ten other states (FL, HI, IL, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NY, and VT) have introduced similar legislation.
However, legislation at the state level is not uniform, which means healthcare workers may not enjoy similar protections nationwide. For example, seven states require a comprehensive program in health care facilities. Michigan utilizes a department or board to provide best practices information, while New York requires ceiling lift installation in hospitals and nursing homes.
In 2009, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the "Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act (H.R. 2391/S. 1788). Under this federal bill, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would create a Safe Patient Handling standard that ultimately would end manual lifting in most health care settings.
Health care facilities would be required to have a Safe Patient Handling plan, which would have to be in place within six months of the legislation's passing. Additionally, the legislation would protect nurses who refuse an assignment or otherwise defy corporate policies because of SPH guidelines.
Additionally, the federal legislation would force facilities to use mechanical lifting devices unless adherence to the SPH standard would jeopardize patient care. The equipment would have to be in place within two years of the establishment of the SPH standard. Grant funding would be available to assist some facilities with cost.
Nursing staff and other healthcare workers would have input into the creation and implementation of a Safe Patient Handling standard at the healthcare facility under these proposed guidelines. Additionally, employers would be required to train health care workers on the SPH policies and all equipment.
This legislation is pending. Workers interested in supporting the bill can learn more at the legislative area of the ANA Safe Patient Handling website.
Read more about Safe Patient Handlingprograms, techniques, legislation and healthcare ergonomics programs.
Sources
Backround of Safe Patient Handling
Safe Patient Handling Quick Resources
Solutions for Safe Patient Handling
State Legislative Agenda for Safe Patient Handling
Handle with Care Recognition Program
Safe Patient Handline and Moving Toolkit
See Also
IHE Patient Care Device Profiles
IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework
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