ISO/TR 6231:2024

Health informatics — Standardizing graphical content

This document describes the need for standardization of graphics and images in the health informatics domain. It focuses on the current status of adoption and presents an overview of the opportunities as well as challenges in creating sets of standardized images and graphics. A plan of action is proposed to serve as the future roadmap for implementation.

Informatique de santé — Normalisation du contenu graphique

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Jun-2024
• ICS: 35.240.80 - IT applications in health care technology
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 215 - Health informatics
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 215 - Health informatics
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 06-Jun-2024
• Completion Date: 06-Jun-2024

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ISO/TR 6231
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Health informatics — Standardizing
2024-06
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Informatique de santé — Normalisation du contenu graphique
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General terms .1
3.2 Terms related to information management .2
3.3 Terms related to healthcare .3
3.4 Terms related to graphical information.4
4 Overview . 5
5 Current efforts of graphics standardization . 7
6 Example sets of healthcare graphics usage. 8
6.1 General .8
6.2 Working with terminologies .8
6.3 EHR and applications toolbar .9
6.4 Use within PC based and mobile applications .10
6.5 Creating a standard palette or toolbox .14
6.6 Natural language processing (NLP) .14
6.7 Helpfiles and suggestions .
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MADE IN NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
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ISO/DTR 6231:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General terms .1
3.2 Terms related to information management .2
3.3 Terms related to healthcare .3
3.4 Terms related to graphical information.4
4 Overview . 5
5 Current efforts of graphics standardization . 7
6 Example sets of healthcare graphics usage. 8
6.1 General .
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ISO/DTR 6231
ISO/TC 215
Secretariat: ANSI
Date: 2024-02-27
Health informatics — Standardizing graphical content

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Contents

Foreword . vi
Introduction .vi i
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General terms . 1
3.2 Terms related to information management . 3
3.3 Terms related to healthcare . 4
3.4 Terms related to graphical information . 5
4 Overview . 6
5 Current efforts of graphics standardization . 8
6 Example sets of healthcare graphics usage . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Working with terminologies . 10
6.3 EHR and applications toolbar . 11
6.4 Use within PC based and mobile applications . 12
6.5 Creating a standard palette or toolbox .
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