G16HHEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATAThis subclass covers cross-sectional aspects of computer, information or communication science with medical or healthcare science, where the focus is clearly placed on digital computing or data processing systems or methods, which are specially adapted for medical or healthcare science.This subclass does not cover: medical equipment, medical methods, methods of diagnosis, methods of treatment or therapy, clinical care or surgical procedures per se, which are covered by the relevant subclasses of A61; signal processing or signal transmission associated to diagnostic measurements, e.g. signal waveform analysis, which are covered by group A61B5/00. In order to determine whether a technical subject relating to medical or healthcare science is classified in this subclass or in the relevant subclasses of A61, the following should be observed: to classify a technical subject in this subclass it is required that the essential technical features of the subject focus onto digital computing or data processing systems or methods;if the technical subject focuses onto aspects of medical science, e.g. physiological signals or medical conditions, or if the subject involves a significant interaction with the patient, e.g. details of a diagnostic measurement, then classification shall be directed to the appropriate subclasses of class A61;the mere presence of "a computer" or "a flowchart" in relation to medical devices or procedures is not a key element for classifying in this subclass. In this case classification shall rather be directed to the appropriate subclasses covering those medical devices or procedures. In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme. G16H10/00 G16H10/00ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for medical reports G16H15/00; for therapies or health-improving plans G16H20/00; for the handling or processing of medical images G16H30/00 G16H10/20for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires G16H10/40for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis G16H10/60for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records G16H10/65stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD G16H15/00ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof G16H20/00ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance G16H20/10relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients G16H20/13delivered from dispensers G16H20/17delivered via infusion or injection G16H20/30relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising G16H20/40relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture G16H20/60relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets G16H20/70relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training G16H20/90relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines G16H30/00ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images computerised tomography A61B6/03 G16H30/20for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS G16H30/40for processing medical images, e.g. editing G16H40/00ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices G16H40/20for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms G16H40/40for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades G16H40/60for the operation of medical equipment or devicesThis group covers ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces, i.e. aspects of the operation where the focus is on the processing of medical or healthcare data which results in contextual, content-related or structural transformation of said data.This group does not cover the operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces, without contextual, content-related or structural transformation of medical or healthcare data, which is covered by the relevant groups of class A61. G16H40/63for local operation G16H40/67for remote operation G16H50/00ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics G16H50/20for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems G16H50/30for calculating health indicesfor individual health risk assessment G16H50/50for simulation or modelling of medical disorders G16H50/70for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients G16H50/80for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu G16H70/00ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references G16H70/20relating to practices or guidelines G16H70/40relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage G16H70/60relating to pathologies G16H80/00ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring