Interoperability
AAMI Resources
Publications
- AAMI and UL to Develop Interoperability Standards AAMI News September 17, 2012
- Medical Device Interoperability and Data Integration to Clinical Information Systems Medical Device Data Alignment Horizons Fall 2012
- Achieving Interoperability: What's Out There? BI&T January/February 2012
- Interoperability Summit Report, October 2-3, 2011
- IEC 80001-1 Impacts hospitals, CEs, and BMETs: Due diligence with medical devices on IT networks, Trace Journal, Issue 31, September 2011
- 80001 New Era Dawns for Medical Devices, BI&T January/February 2011
- Medical Device Interoperability and the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Initiative, IT Horizons, 2010
- Medical Software’s Increasing Impact on Healthcare and Technology Management, BI&T, January/February 2010
- New Standards Committee Focuses on IT Resources, AAMI News, October 2009
- Networked Medical Devices: Essential Collaboration for Improved Safety, BI&T, July/August 2009
- An Introduction to IEC 80001: Aiming for Patient Safety in the Networked Healthcare Environment, IT Horizons, 2008
Education
- AAMI/IEC 80001-1 – Sharing the Burden: Collaborating to Keep Networks Safe, Secure and Effective
- AAMI/IEC 80001-1 – Successfully Launching an 80001-1-Based Program
Standards
- ANSI/AAMI/IEC 80001-1:2010, Application of risk management for IT Networks incorporating medical devices - Part 1: Roles, responsibilities and activities
- ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR80001-2-1:2012, Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices - Part 2-1: Step by step risk management of medical IT-networks; Practical applications and examples
- ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR80001-2-2:2012, Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices - Part 2-2: Guidance for the disclosure and communication of medical device security needs, risks and controls
- ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR80001-2-4:2012, Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices -- Part 2-4: Application guidance -- General implementation guidance for healthcare delivery organizations
- Interested in additional guidance to help you get started on applying 80001-1? Consider this publication
Getting Started with IEC 80001: Essential Information for Healthcare Providers Managing Medical IT-Networks
Other Resources
- Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. Institutes of Medicine. November 10, 2011
- FDA Workshop: Medical Device Interoperability, January 25, 2010
- Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Effectiveness -
Co-sponsored by FDA/CRDH, Continua Health Alliance, and CIMIT

