title: Towards communication requirements in the operating room and clinic IT.
abstract: Today, connecting medical devices to the hospital network becomes a priority for many hospitals. User and operator requirements for communication must be considered in order to develop an adequate interoperable integration approach. This paper conducts a requirement study using questionnaires and working groups investigating 16 clinical communication requirements for connecting medical devices with each other and with clinical IT systems. Six German Hospitals order the communication requirements by their clinical relevance and categorize those into four main clusters. Communication requirements regarding accurate data transfer and processing for patients and devices have top priority, while communication requirements regarding remote manipulation of medical devices have low rank. Connecting medical devices to clinical IT systems improves clinical documentation and with it patient care processes.
authors.affiliation: Heidelberg University Hospital, Center for Information Technology and Medical Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Raluca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pahontu
authors.affiliation: Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Center for Information Technology, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Will
authors.affiliation: Heidelberg University Hospital, Center for Information Technology and Medical Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bergh
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000592:standards*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D018511:Systems Integration