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
Patient Care Device integration profile
abbreviation DEC
appliesTo bedside medical devices
infusion pumps
other networked patient care devices
patient monitors
ventilators
benefit facilitated vendor-neutral device integration
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
patient safety through reliable device data exchange
defines actors for device-enterprise communication
transactions for device-enterprise communication
use cases for patient care device integration
developedBy Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
documentation IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework Volume 1
IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework Volume 2
domain healthcare information technology
medical device interoperability
patient care devices
focusesOn communication of medical device data
exchange of device alarm information
exchange of device status information
exchange of physiological measurements
governedBy IHE technical framework specifications
integratesWith clinical information systems
electronic health record systems
enterprise data repositories
partOf IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework
purpose to enable interoperable exchange of patient care device data
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
other IHE PCD integration profiles
requires conformance testing for participating systems
standardizes communication patterns between devices and enterprise systems
semantics of device data exchange
supports continuous patient monitoring data flows
multi-vendor interoperability of patient care devices
real-time data communication from devices
targetEnvironment clinical care environments
hospital enterprise networks
uses standard communication protocols
standard messaging formats

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IHE Patient Care Device profiles
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