This is the STU ballot version (v0.2.0) of the Point-of-Care Device Implementation Guide, based on FHIR Version 3.5.0. See the Directory of published versions.

Profiles

This Implementation Guide specifies profiles on the FHIR Device, DeviceMetric, and Observation resources. Each profile defines constraints, extensions, and terminology requirements for an implementation that claims conformance to this guide.

A point-of-care device model is made of multiple resource instances and the relationships between them. The following diagram shows the FHIR resource profiles (blue) and references to other profiles or FHIR core resources (white).

Profiles and Extensions

MDS Device Profile	StructureDefinition for Device resources that represent a Medical Device System (MDS). This is the top-level resource in the hierarchical model of a Point-of-Care device.
VMD Device Profile	StructureDefinition for Device resources that represent Virtual Medical Devices (VMD). These are medical-related subsystems in the hierarchical model of a Point-of-Care device.
Channel Device Profile	StructureDefinition for Device resources that represent Channels, which are used for grouping metrics together.
Numeric DeviceMetric Profile	StructureDefinition for DeviceMetric resources that represent numerical measurements, calculations, or settings characteristics and capabilities.
Enumeration DeviceMetric Profile	StructureDefinition for DeviceMetric resources that represent coded or text status, annotations, or settings characteristics and capabilities.
Numeric Observation Profile	StructureDefinition for Observation resources that represent numerical measurements, calculations, or settings.
Compound Numeric Observation Profile	StructureDefinition for Observation resources that represent numerical measurements, calculations, or settings with multiple components.
Enumeration Observation Profile	StructureDefinition for Observation resources that represent coded or text status, annotations, or settings.
Device Instance Extension	StructureDefinition that adds an instance number to Device.