The IHE Devices (DEV) domain was formed in 2005 (under the name Patient Care Device) to address the integration of medical devices into the healthcare enterprise, from the point-of-care to the EHR, potentially resulting in significant improvements in patient safety and quality of care. In 2006/2007 the first profile was successfully developed, tested in a Connectathon and demonstrated at HIMSS ’07, exchanging information from vital signs, physiological monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, and anesthesia workstations with enterprise applications such as clinical information systems. This enterprise-level integration is actively being extended to point-of-care integration, as well as to new workflow integration needs, such as alert communication management.
The IHE Devices domain is sponsored by the AmericanCollege of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
Devices Profiles
Devices profiles are located here.
Devices Planning and Technical Committees
The Devices Planning and Technical Committees are responsible for developing IHE integration profiles and planning deployment activities, such as testing events and educational programs. The Devices committees are composed of users and developers of medical devices/systems and information systems. The membership of these and other IHE domain committees, along with schedules of activities, meeting agendas and minutes and working documents can be found on the IHE Wiki. The Devices wiki pages provide up-to-date information on all development activities.