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Work item: Y.HealthMon
Subject/title: Reference architecture, requirements and capabilities of health monitoring systems for digital health
Status: Under study 
Approval process: TAP
Type of work item: Recommendation
Version: New
Equivalent number: -
Timing: 2027-Q4 (Medium priority)
Liaison: ITU-T SG-21, ISO/TC 215, ITU-T SG 17, WHO
Supporting members: India (Republic of), C-DOT
Summary: This draft Recommendation provides a clear architecture for designing health monitoring systems within health monitoring ecosystems. It presents a multi-layered design approach, where each layer—sensing, access control, metadata, communication and application—fulfils a specific role. This involves real-time bio-signal acquisition, metadata contextualization and system interoperability, ensuring security. The modular architecture allows biosignal sensor solutions to scale effectively while maintaining regulatory compliance and transparency. Additionally, the draft Recommendation highlights the importance of seamless data integration from biosignal sensors into digital health infrastructures. This includes secure transmission methods, contextual metadata tagging, consent-based access control and user-friendly interfaces for integration with electronic health records (EHRs) and AI-enabled healthcare platforms. The capabilities described in this draft Recommendation aim to support reliable and trustworthy biosignal sensor operations across clinical, wellness and ambient care settings.
Comment: -
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Raghav PURWAR, Editor
Namrata SINGH, Editor
R. S. SINGH, Editor
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