Personal Health Device Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the Personal Health Device FHIR IG (v2.0.0-ballot2: STU 2 Ballot) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 1.1.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Glossary

Glossary of Abbreviations

This glossary lists abbreviations and acronyms used throughout this Implementation Guide.

Abbreviation Meaning
ACOM Abstract Content Model (from IEEE 11073-10206)
BLE Bluetooth Low Energy
DIM Device Information Model (from IEEE 11073-10201, -20601 or -10206)
FHIR Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
GHS Generic Health Sensor (Bluetooth SIG profile)
HDP Health Device Profile (Bluetooth SIG, deprecated)
HL7 Health Level Seven International
IHE Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
IG Implementation Guide
LOINC Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes
MDC Medical Device Communication (nomenclature codes, IEEE 11073-10101)
MDS Medical Device System (from IEEE 11073-20601)
MRN Medical Record Number
PCHA Personal Connected Health Alliance
PHD Personal Health Device
PHG Personal Health Gateway
PHI Protected Health Information
PII Personally Identifiable Information
RTMMS Rosetta Terminology Mapping Management System
SIG Special Interest Group (as in Bluetooth SIG)
UCUM Unified Code for Units of Measure
USB PHDC USB Personal Healthcare Device Class