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Personal Health Data Standards

ISO/IEEE 11073 Personal Health Data (PHD) standards are a group of standards addressing the interoperability of personal health devices (PHDs) such as weighing scales, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors and the like. The standards draw upon earlier IEEE11073 standards work, but differ from this earlier work due to an emphasis on devices for personal use (rather than hospital use) and a simpler communications model.

The IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device standards family is based around a single «framework» standard:

IEEE Std 11073-20601™ — Application profile — Optimized exchange protocol
IEEE Std 11073-20601a™ — Application profile — Optimized exchange protocol (amendment)

and a number of «device specialization» standards — the following exist at present:

IEEE Std 11073-10404™ — Device specialization — Pulse Oximeter
IEEE Std 11073-10407™ — Device specialization — Blood Pressure Monitor
IEEE Std 11073-10408™ — Device specialization — Thermometer
IEEE Std 11073-10415™ — Device specialization — Weighing Scale
IEEE Std 11073-10417™ — Device specialization — Glucose Meter
IEEE Std 11073-10420™ — Device specialization — Body composition analyzer
IEEE Std 11073-10421™ — Device specialization — Peak flow
IEEE Std 11073-10441™ — Device specialization — Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor
IEEE Std 11073-10442™ — Device specialization — Strength fitness equipment
IEEE Std 11073-10471™ — Device specialization — Independent living activity hub
IEEE Std 11073-10472™ — Device specialization — Medication monitor

An important feature of the IEEE 11073 PHD standards is illustrated by the above list. IEEE 11073-20601 is the framework standard which defines the generic data types, message types and communication model. This supports any number of (relatively small) «device specialization» standards (such as the IEEE 11073-10408 standard for thermometers) which need only define the data model for that particular type of personal health device.

This modular approach makes it relatively easy to add support for a new type of device.

More device specialization standards are in the course of preparation, including:

IEEE P11073-10406™ — Device specialization — Basic ECG (1 to 3-lead)
IEEE P11073-10413™ — Device specialization — Respiration rate monitor
IEEE P11073-10418™ — Device specialization — INR (blood coagulation)
IEEE P11073-10419™ — Device specialization — Insulin pump

Revisions to existing standards that are in progress

IEEE Std 11073-10404™ — Device specialization — Pulse Oximeter (revision)
IEEE Std 11073-10417™ — Device specialization — Glucose Meter (revision)
IEEE Std 11073-10441™ — Device specialization — Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor (revision to add 3D accelerometer / physical activity monitor data)

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