G16H HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
Introduced: January 2018
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
- Subclass:
- HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
Description
G16H covers information and communication technology systems, software, and platforms specifically designed for the handling, processing, storage, and exchange of medical or healthcare data. This subclass encompasses electronic health records (EHR), health information systems, telemedicine platforms, clinical decision support systems, and patient management software. It includes technologies for data interoperability, security, privacy compliance (such as HIPAA), and analytics applied to healthcare contexts, as well as systems for coordinating care delivery and managing medical information workflows. The classification excludes medical devices themselves or diagnostic methods, which fall under other classes, focusing instead on the informatic infrastructure and computational solutions underlying healthcare operations.
Scope Notes
Glossary: handling of medical or healthcare data covers the acquisition, storage, retrieval, analysis, management, transmission or usage of such data | Limiting references: Signal processing or signal transmission associated to diagnostic measurements, e.g. signal waveform analysis
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G16H 10/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data
- G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
- G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
- G16H 30/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images
- G16H 40/00 ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
- G16H 50/00 ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics
- G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references
- G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring