What is BS EN 1064 - Health informatics about?
BS EN 1064 is an international standard that focuses on standard communication protocol for health informatics.
BS EN 1064 specifies the common conventions required for the interchange of specific patient data like demographic, recording conditions, etc., ECG signal data and metadata, ECG measurements, ECG annotations, and ECG interpretation results, regarding computer-assisted electro-cardiography.
BS EN 1064 specifies the content and structure of the information which is to be interchanged between digital ECG electrocardiographs/devices and computer ECG management systems, as well as other computer or information systems (cloud, etc.) where ECG data can be stored.
BS EN 1064 defines the way to describe and encode standard and medium to long-term electrocardiogram waveforms measured in physiological laboratories, hospital wards, clinics and primary care medical check-ups, ambulatory and home care.
BS EN 1064 covers electrocardiograms such as 12- lead, 15-lead, 18-lead, Cabrera lead, Nehb lead, Frank lead, XYZ lead, Holter ECGs and exercise ECGs that are recorded, measured, and analyzed by equipment such as electrocardiographs, patient monitors, wearable devices.
BS EN 1064 covers intracardiac electrograms recorded by implantable devices as well as the analysis results of ECG analysis and interpretation systems and software that are compatible with SCPECG.
Who is BS EN 1064 - Health informatics for?
BS EN 1064 on computer-assisted electro-cardiography is useful for:
- Hospitals and health care centres
- Cardiography device manufacturing industries
- ECG device manufacturing companies
- Suppliers and distributors of ECG devices
Why should you use BS EN 1064 - Health informatics?
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a recording of voltage changes transmitted to the body surface by electrical events in the heart muscle. It provides direct evidence of cardiac rhythm and conduction, as well as indirect evidence of certain aspects of myocardial anatomy, blood supply, and function. During its propagation to the surface, extracardiac tissues may intervene and influence the ECG morphology.
BS EN 1064 lays out specifications for computer-assisted electro-cardiography, to facilitate the exchange of information between various systems. It establishes a bridge that was of utmost importance for a standard communications protocol, for computer-aided electrocardiography (SCP-ECG).
BS EN 1064 aims to specify a data format for transferring ECG signals, metadata, and reports from any vendor's computerized ECG device to any other's vendor central ECG management system. It also allows the standardized transfer of digitized ECG data and results between various computer and information systems, Electronic Medical Records, and ECG data repositories.
