Joint ITUWHO Workshop eHealth Standards and Interoperability Steve
Joint ITU-WHO Workshop e-Health Standards and Interoperability Steve Mills President, IEEE Standards Association Geneva, Switzerland 26 -27 April 2012
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) - Over 900 active standards - More than 20, 000 developers of standards worldwide - IEEE-SA enables collaboration on technology solutions, providing a platform for innovation - Internationally recognized standards development organization driving standards from incubation to market adoption - IEEE-SA’s globally relevant standards enable integration of data and technology used by clinicians and caregivers 2
Main Results To Date IEEE-SA standards define methods for plug and play medical devices - IEEE 11073 family of standards span entire healthcare continuum - IEEE-SA is the international leader in media -access device standards for the Internet, on which medical-device communications rely 3
Future Activities IEEE-SA personal health device standards to provide for increased quality of care and patient safety - IEEE P 11073 -10103 provides greater access to critical patient information - IEEE P 11073 -00103 defines information communication profiles - IEEE P 11073 -10419 controls information exchange across devices 4
Addressing Challenges in an Evolving International Standards Paradigm - The standards mission: - Meet social and political needs of regions and countries - Foster global economic growth - Traditional model of international standards - Country/region centric - Newer complementary model - Market driven and borderless 5
Addressing Challenges Through Collaboration 6
Conclusions and Recommendations - IEEE standards enable healthcare solutions that save lives and improve quality of life - Strong relationships with industry and SDOs enables more efficient standards community - Global standards essential; require global participation - IEEE-SA leading global coordination and collaboration demanded by new nuances of international standards paradigm - Delivering standards essential to bringing about the world that humankind deserves Advancing technology for humanity 7
Thank You! Steve Mills President IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) s. mills@ieee. org http: //standards. ieee. org/ 8
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