Patient Care Device

IHE Patient Care Device Domain (PCD)

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.

The Mission of the PCD:

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.

The PCD's Vision Statement is:

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 IHE Patient Care Device Profiles and the IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework.

The PCD wiki index page provides a listing of all pages developed by this domain.

Timeline : 2007-2008 Development Cycle as of March 2008

Timeframe	Activity	Scheduled	Location
2007
October	PC/TC to develop and select Short Profiles for Year 3 (2008-9) TF
November	PC to begin development of Detailed Profiles for Year 3 (2008-9) TF
December	Virtual Connectathon for PCD
	Pre-Connectathon tests due by 12/31
2008
January	Year 2 (2007-8) Connectathon	Jan 29-Feb 1	Chicago, IL
	TC develops Year 3 (2008-9) Supplements and Updates	Jan 2-mid Apr
February	Demonstration at HIMSS Showcase	Feb 24-28	Orlando, FL
April	Face-to-Face Meeting agenda includes resolving remaining issues with Year 3 Supplements	Apr 21-23	Chicago, IL
May	TC publishes Year 3 Supplements for public comment May 1, public comment period ends May 31	May 31
	AAMI Conferences & Committees	May 30-Jun 2
June	TC to review & resolve public comments on Year 3 Supplements	Jun 1-14
	IHE publishes Year 3 PCD Supplements for Trial Implementation	Jun 15
	Publish draft final version Year 2 Technical Framework for public comment	Jun 15
	Public comment period for draft final version Year 2 TF	June 15 - July 14
	IHE Educational Webinars	Mid-Jun
	Face-to-Face Meeting if needed
	HL7 Educational Conference
	World of Health IT Showcase applications deadline
July	Review and resolve comments on draft final version Year 2 TF	July 15 - 29
	Calls for participation in Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS 2009
August	TC publishes final (stable) Year 2 TF incorporating comments	Aug 1
	Applications open for Connectathon participants; IHE will have posted TF
September	HIMSS Showcase application deadline
	MESA, NIST (PnP) and MWB test tools available
	Connectathon applications deadline
	PC develops Year 4 (2009-10) Brief Profile proposals
October	MESA Installation test results due (Class A tests)
	Showcase participant workshop
	PC begins developing Showcase Scenario
	Face-to-Face meeting after Workshop
November	MESA test results due for Class B profiles
	World of Health IT - Interoperability Showcase	Nov 4-6	Copenhagen, Denmark
	PC to begin developing Year 4 Detailed Proposals
December	PCD Virtual Connectathon partner transaction testing
	MESA test results due for Class C profiles
	Deadline for Year 4 (2009-10) Detailed Proposals	Dec 31
2009
January	North American Connectathon
	TC to begin development of Year 4 Supplements for Trial Implementation
February	HIMSS	Apr 4-9	Chicago, IL
March	IHE Cardiology Demonstration	Mar 29-Apr 1	Chicago, IL

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:

• American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)
• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

See Also

Committees

Patient Care Device Planning Committee

Patient Care Device Technical Committee

This page is based on the Domain Template.