Overview
ISO/IEEE 11073-00103:2015 - "Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 00103: Overview" is the overview guide for the ISO/IEEE 11073 family. It describes the landscape of transport‑independent applications and information profiles for personal telehealth devices. The standard explains how data exchange, data representation, and terminology are defined to enable communication between personal health devices and compute engines such as health appliances, set‑top boxes, cell phones, and personal computers. It also provides a working definition of personal telehealth devices (life‑activity, wellness and health monitoring in home, communal and mobile environments) and presents relevant use cases.
Key topics and requirements
- Transport‑independent profiles: Focuses on application and information profiles that do not depend on a single transport medium, enabling flexible connectivity options.
- Data exchange and representation: Specifies the conceptual approach to how health and wellness data are represented and exchanged between devices and compute engines.
- Terminology and nomenclature: Establishes consistent terminology to support interoperable communication across personal health devices.
- Scope and use cases: Describes scenarios for domestic, communal and mobile telehealth applications to guide implementers.
- Part of the IEEE/ISO family: Serves as an overview for the broader ISO/IEEE 11073 suite, orienting implementers to the family’s modular parts.
Note: ISO/IEEE 11073-00103 is an overview guide; detailed protocol or transport‑level requirements are defined in the related parts of the 11073 family.
Applications
- Enabling interoperability between consumer and clinical devices used for remote monitoring, wellness tracking and point‑of‑care scenarios.
- Providing a conceptual framework for device manufacturers designing personal health devices (glucose meters, thermometers, activity monitors) to interoperate with consumer computing platforms.
- Guiding system integrators and telehealth solution providers when mapping device data to health IT backends or mobile health apps.
- Informing standards harmonization, procurement specifications and regulatory submissions where device-to-compute communication models are required.
Who would use this standard
- Device manufacturers and firmware developers building personal health or telehealth devices
- Health IT and telehealth platform architects integrating device data
- Mobile app developers and OEMs implementing device connectivity
- System integrators, procurement teams and standards professionals assessing interoperability strategies
- Researchers and regulatory stakeholders seeking a high‑level view of IEEE 11073 personal device communication
Related standards
ISO/IEEE 11073 is a modular family. Relevant parts referenced in this overview include:
- Part 10101 (Nomenclature), Part 10201 (Domain information model)
- Device specializations: Part 10404 (Pulse oximeter), 10406 (Basic ECG), 10407 (Blood pressure), 10408 (Thermometer), 10417 (Glucose meter), and others
- Transport and application profiles in Parts 20101, 20601, 30200–30400
Keywords: ISO/IEEE 11073-00103, personal health device communication, personal telehealth devices, medical device communication, data exchange, device interoperability, health informatics.
