TTA u-Health

Peter J. Kim

TTA

2008. 07. 14

DOCUMENT #: GSC13-PLEN-22

FOR: Presentation

SOURCE: TTA

AGENDA ITEM: Plenary; 6.5; Healthcare ICT

CONTACT(S): Suk-kyu Kang (redorb@tta.or.kr), Peter J. Kim (pjk@tta.or.kr)

Submission Date:July 1, 2008

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Highlight of Current Activities (1)

Creation of u-Health PG in TTA (’07. 12)

ToR: Service Platform, Communication Protocol, Device Interface and

Application Standardization Research

Comprised of three Work Groups Work Group 1: Device Interface

Work Group 2: Service Model

Work Group 3: Information Security

Other domestic “Ubiquitous Health (u-Health)” related organization

Domestic Health Informatics Committee (ISO/TC215)

u-Health Forum (est. ’07. 12)

Wireless Health Informatics Forum

Korean Society of Medical Informatics

HL7 Korea (Health Level 7)

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Highlight of Current Activities (2)

Status of the u-Health Project Group Members are comprised of technology developers, clinical users and

vendors (as of Jun 2008)

First meeting held on Feb 2008 and had three meetings to develop ToR,

WGs and Directions

Standards in development process Technical Privacy and Security Requirements for Electronic Health

Records of u-Health Environments

u-Healthcare Service Application Framework

API specification for u-Health Mobile Device Interface

Data Exchange Protocol for Independent Living Activity Hub

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Strategic Direction

Standardization Stage (2008~2009)

Standardization priority to be decided based on requirements from domestic industries

International promotion of TTA Standards

Integration of u-IT into the fields of health and well-being

u-Services for health and well-being to be provided using ICT technologies such as RFID, USN, mobile services

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Challenges

Fast Growth toward Aged Society Fast Growth toward Aged Society

So

cial stru

cture/q

ualit

y of life

So

cial stru

cture/q

ualit

y of life

Increasing Role of Women in SocietyIncreasing Role of Women in Society

Proportion of elderly population(%)

Proportion of elderly population(%)

Co

mm

un

ity/ ed

uca

tion

/ en

viron

men

t/ safety

Co

mm

un

ity/ ed

uca

tion

/ en

viron

men

t/ safety

Women’s economic activity rate (%)

Women’s economic activity rate (%)

• Creating u-Life environment

• Emphasizing well-being

• Digital culture in daily life

• Creating u-Life environment

• Emphasizing well-being

• Digital culture in daily life

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Prevalence of a New LifestylePrevalence of a New Lifestyle

Low

educational

competitiveness

Low

educational

competitiveness

Developmental

Imbalance

between regions

Developmental

Imbalance

between regions

Increasing threat

of environment

and safety

Increasing threat

of environment

and safety

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Next Steps/Actions

Narrow the gap of well-being benefits among regions for

senior citizens

USN based remote health monitoring system

u-Health system

Establishment of basic health infrastructures

u-Health Infrastructure

Standardization of u-Health devices and information

exchange protocols

Information security for u-Health services