Health informatics — Personal health device communication – Part 00103: Overview

This document provides an overview of the ISO 11073 family of standards, which refer to the data exchange, data representation, and terminology for communication from personal health devices to external computer systems. This standard defines personal health devices as devices used for life activity, wellness monitoring or health monitoring in the home as well as in mobile applications and professional medical usage. Use cases relevant to these scenarios and environments are also presented.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Purpose

· The standards within 11073 standards applicable for the personal health devices (PHD) domain

· Audience

· Document organisation

· Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations

· PHD environment overview

· Introduction into IEEE 11073 PHD standards (tutorial)

· Utilising IEEE 11073 PHD standards in the development process

· Conformance and interoperability

· Annex A: (informative) Example use case regular blood pressure control, detailed description

· Annex B: (informative) Example transaction profiles

· Annex C: (informative) Transport layer details

· Annex D: (informative) Bibliography