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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="true" level="5" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H" definition-exists="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings><note type="note"><note-paragraph>This subclass <u>covers</u> 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.</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>This subclass <u>does not cover</u>: <subnote type="alpha"> <note-paragraph>medical equipment, medical methods, methods of diagnosis, methods of treatment or therapy, clinical care or surgical procedures <u>per se</u>, which are covered by the relevant subclasses of <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61</class-ref>; </note-paragraph><note-paragraph>signal processing or signal transmission associated to diagnostic measurements, e.g. signal waveform analysis, which are covered by group <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61B5/00</class-ref>.</note-paragraph> </subnote> </note-paragraph><note-paragraph>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 <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61</class-ref>, the following should be observed: <subnote type="alpha"> <note-paragraph>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;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>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 <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61</class-ref>;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>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.</note-paragraph> </subnote> </note-paragraph></note><note type="warning"><note-paragraph>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.</note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H10/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H10/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H10/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data </text><reference><text>for medical reports <class-ref scheme="cpc">G16H15/00</class-ref>; for therapies or health-improving plans <class-ref scheme="cpc">G16H20/00</class-ref>; for the handling or processing of medical images <class-ref scheme="cpc">G16H30/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H10/20" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H10/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H10/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H10/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H10/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H10/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H10/60" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H10/60" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H10/60</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H10/65" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H10/65" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H10/65</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H15/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H15/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H15/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/10" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/10</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/30" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/30" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/30</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/60" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/60" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/60</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/70" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/70" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/70</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H20/90" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H20/90" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H20/90</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H30/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H30/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H30/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images </text><reference><text>computerised tomography <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61B6/03</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H30/20" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H30/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H30/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H30/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H30/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H30/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for processing medical images, e.g. editing</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H40/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H40/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H40/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities</text></title-part><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H40/20" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H40/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H40/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H40/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H40/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H40/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H40/60" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H40/60" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H40/60</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for the operation of medical equipment or devices</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings><note type="note"><note-paragraph>This group <u>covers</u> 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.</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>This group <u>does not cover</u> 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 <class-ref scheme="cpc">A61</class-ref>.</note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H40/63" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H40/63" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H40/63</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for local operation</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining</text></title-part><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/20" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/30" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/30" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/30</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for calculating health indices</text></title-part><title-part><text>for individual health risk assessment</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/50" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/50" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/50</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for simulation or modelling of medical disorders</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/70" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/70" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/70</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H50/80" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H50/80" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2018-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H50/80</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H70/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H70/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H70/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H70/20" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H70/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H70/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to practices or guidelines</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H70/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H70/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H70/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="G16H70/60" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="G16H70/60" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2021-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>G16H70/60</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2018-01-01"><title-part><text>relating to pathologies</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
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