1. E-health standardization activities in ITU-T SG16
Joint Meeting of ITU-T Q28/16, IEEE PHD, WHO
29 October 2013
Geneva, Switzerland
E-health standardization activities in ITU-T SG16
Masahito Kawamori,
Rapporteur, ITU-T Q28/SG16
“Multimedia framework for e-health applications”

2. Topics
ITU-T Q28/16: Introduction
Q28/16 Study Items
Q28 Recommendations
eHealth on IPTV
Future Actions

3. ITU-T Study Group 16
Lead group on Multimedia issues
Received Emmy award for its H.264 codec Recommendation
Studies issues such as e-health, accessibility, IPTV, video-conferencing, wireless multimedia, etc.

4. ITU-T Q28/16
focuses on standardization of multimedia systems to support e-health applications.
achieve interoperability among systems and to reduce the cost of devices through economies of scale.
provide the environment for harmonization and coordination of the development of a set of open global standards for e-health applications.

5. Q28/16 Study Items Identification of users' requirements
Multimedia framework (including overall concept) for e-health applications (and telemedicine, in particular)
Roadmap for e-health (including telemedicine) standards
Generic architecture for e-health applications (and telemedicine, in particular)
Specific system characteristics for e-health applications (e.g. video and still picture coding, audio coding, security, directory architecture, etc)
Considerations on how to help measure and mitigate climate change

6. Q28/16 (draft) Recommendations
H.IDGPHS (Interoperability design guidelines for personal health systems)
H.MEDX "Multimedia e-health data exchange services: data schema and supporting services"

7. Q28/16 (draft) Recommendation: H.IDGPHS
defines the Continua Design Guidelines (CDG) which contains specifications to ensure the interoperability of devices used for applications monitoring personal health. It also contains additional design guidelines for interoperability that further clarifiesy these specifications by reducing the options in the underlying standard or specification, or by adding a feature missing in the underlying standard or specification.

8. Q28/16 (draft) Recommendation: H.MEDX
specifies a common health schema and describes the supporting services and systems architecture for a health data exchange that allows an exchange of multimedia health data between a health provider, a controlling function and patient.

9. Multimedia Application for e-Health: IPTV Example
ITU-T’s standardized IPTV has been tested for interoperability with e-health devices

10. Standardized e-Health Interface
ITU-T IPTV has been tested with Continua Health Alliance-compliant devices to provide standard interfaces
Presentation
IPTV

11. Architecture of the e-Health System
Connecting the standardized devices, e-health system, and IPTV systems, T-health system
Ideal for both developing and developed countries

12. Implemented e-Health System
Standard Smart IPTV
IPTV e-health Application (run on TV)
E-Health Server
Standardized Wireless Gateway
Standardized monitoring devices

13. Future Actions
2 Important Recommendations on e-Health to be consented
Continue to work with External Bodies to promote Interoperability of e-health applications
More documents, such as Testing Suites, White Papers, etc.