IEEE Std 11073-10207-2017 PDF

Full title and description

IEEE Standard — Health informatics — Point-of-care medical device communication — Part 10207: Domain Information and Service Model for Service-Oriented Point-of-Care Medical Device Communication (published as IEEE Std 11073-10207-2017; later adopted as ISO/IEEE 11073-10207:2019). The standard defines a Participant Model and an abstract Communication Model (specified using XML Schema) to support exchange and structuring of medical information objects, device settings, alerts, contextual data and remote-control features within service-oriented point-of-care device systems.

Abstract

This standard specifies the structure and semantics of information exchanged in a distributed system of point-of-care (PoC) medical devices and medical IT systems. It provides a Participant Model derived from the IEEE 11073 Domain Information Model (11073-10201), a Communication Model and XML Schema artefacts to represent measurements, device settings, alerts, contextual information (patient demographics, location), remote control and archival data. The standard relies on the IEEE 11073 nomenclature and permits use of other coding systems; network transport mechanisms are outside its scope.

General information

• Status: Published / Active standard (IEEE adoption 2017; ISO/IEEE adoption confirmed).
• Publication date: IEEE board approval: 6 December 2017; IEEE published: 21 February 2018; ISO/IEEE published/adopted: 22 March 2019.
• Publisher: IEEE Standards Association (original); adopted jointly as ISO/IEEE (ISO/IEC adoption/publication 2019).
• ICS / categories: IT applications in health care technology — ICS 35.240.80.
• Edition / version: IEEE Std 11073-10207-2017 (original); ISO/IEEE 11073-10207:2019 (Edition 1).
• Number of pages: ISO/IEEE edition: 435 pages (full ISO/IEEE publication).

Scope

The standard defines information modelling (Participant Model) and an abstract Communication Model for service-oriented point-of-care device systems, specifying the structure of device-related data (measurements, settings), alerting, context (patient and location data), remote-control operations and archival records. All model elements are provided using XML Schema to enable extensibility and implementation in web-service and service-oriented architectures; however, it does not prescribe specific network transport mechanisms.

Key topics and requirements

• Participant Model derived from IEEE 11073-10201 Domain Information Model (object-oriented representation of medical information).
• Abstract Communication Model and XML Schema definitions for all model elements to support service-oriented implementations.
• Support for measurements, device settings, alarms/alerts, contextual information (patient demographics, location) and archival data.
• Use of IEEE 11073 nomenclature (11073-10101 family) and allowance for other coding systems to convey semantics.
• Extensibility via XML Schema; conformance and versioning considerations addressed (corrigenda issued to refine definitions and versioning).
• Network transport mechanisms and low-level transport bindings are explicitly out of scope (focus is on information and service models).

Typical use and users

Typical users include medical device manufacturers (device and firmware architects), system integrators implementing service-oriented device connectivity (SDC) or web-service based PoC systems, healthcare IT/EHR vendors integrating device data, clinical engineers, conformance/test laboratories and standards bodies aligning device interoperability. Implementations commonly use the standard to model device data, create XML-based service interfaces, and ensure semantic interoperability with IEEE 11073 nomenclature.

Related standards

Part of the ISO/IEEE 11073 family. Closely related parts and documents include ISO/IEEE 11073-10201 (Domain Information Model), ISO/IEEE 11073-10101 (Nomenclature) and other service-oriented / SDC-related module specifications (for example IEEE 11073-20702 and module specs such as 11073-10720). Corrigenda and amendments to 11073 parts (including nomenclature updates) are also relevant when implementing 10207.

Keywords

Point-of-care, device interoperability, domain information model, participant model, communication model, XML Schema, IEEE 11073, ISO/IEEE 11073, nomenclature, service-oriented, SDC, measurements, alerts, remote control, clinical context.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: It is IEEE Std 11073-10207-2017 (adopted as ISO/IEEE 11073-10207:2019), a standard that specifies the domain information and service model for service-oriented point-of-care medical device communication (Participant Model and abstract Communication Model using XML Schema).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the structure and semantics of device-related information exchanged in distributed PoC systems — measurements, settings, alerts, contextual patient/location data, remote control and archival information — and supplies XML Schema artefacts for implementation. It does not mandate transport protocols.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Device manufacturers, healthcare IT/EHR integrators, system architects for service-oriented device connectivity, clinical engineering teams, and conformance/test labs — anyone implementing semantic and structural interoperability for point-of-care devices.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The original IEEE Std 11073-10207-2017 was adopted and published jointly as ISO/IEEE 11073-10207:2019 (Edition 1). The standard remains active; a Corrigendum (11073-10207-2017/Cor 1) was issued to address fixes and versioning refinements (corrigendum published in 2025). Implementers should use the ISO/IEEE 2019 edition plus the Corrigendum updates for the latest normative text.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO/IEEE 11073 family for medical device communication (multiple parts cover nomenclature, domain models, device specializations and service bindings). Implementations typically combine 10207 with 10201 (DIM) and 10101 (nomenclature) and other applicable parts.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Domain Information Model, Participant Model, Communication Model, XML Schema, IEEE 11073, point-of-care, service-oriented, device interoperability, nomenclature, SDC, alerts, remote control.