Device Enterprise Communication (DEC)
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Device Enterprise Communication (DEC) is an IHE Patient Care Device integration profile that standardizes how medical devices communicate and exchange data with enterprise healthcare information systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IHE integration profile
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Patient Care Device integration profile → |
| abbreviation |
DEC
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| appliesTo |
bedside medical devices
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infusion pumps → other networked patient care devices → patient monitors → ventilators → |
| benefit |
facilitated vendor-neutral device integration
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improved consistency of device data across systems → reduced need for proprietary device interfaces → support for clinical workflow automation → |
| contributesTo |
clinical decision support systems via standardized device data
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patient safety through reliable device data exchange → |
| defines |
actors for device-enterprise communication
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transactions for device-enterprise communication → use cases for patient care device integration → |
| developedBy |
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
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| documentation |
IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework Volume 1
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IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework Volume 2 → |
| domain |
healthcare information technology
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medical device interoperability → patient care devices → |
| focusesOn |
communication of medical device data
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exchange of device alarm information → exchange of device status information → exchange of physiological measurements → |
| governedBy |
IHE technical framework specifications
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| integratesWith |
clinical information systems
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electronic health record systems → enterprise data repositories → |
| partOf |
IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework
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| purpose |
to enable interoperable exchange of patient care device data
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to standardize communication between medical devices and enterprise healthcare information systems → to support integration of point-of-care devices with hospital information systems → |
| relatedTo |
IHE Patient Care Device (PCD) domain
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other IHE PCD integration profiles → |
| requires |
conformance testing for participating systems
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| standardizes |
communication patterns between devices and enterprise systems
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semantics of device data exchange → |
| supports |
continuous patient monitoring data flows
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multi-vendor interoperability of patient care devices → real-time data communication from devices → |
| targetEnvironment |
clinical care environments
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hospital enterprise networks → |
| uses |
standard communication protocols
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standard messaging formats → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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IHE Patient Care Device profiles
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includesProfile |