IEEE 1847-2024
IEEE Recommended Practice for Common Framework of Location Services for Healthcare
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IEEE 1847-2024 is a recommended practice for a common framework of location services for healthcare, providing a structured way to describe how location information can be handled across bioengineering and computing systems. It is relevant where hospitals and connected care technologies need consistent location data for patients, staff, equipment, or clinical assets. By aligning terminology and approach, IEEE 1847-2024 can help support interoperability, system design, and more reliable location-based workflows.
IEEE 1847-2024 overview
This standard focuses on a common framework for location services in healthcare environments, where accurate and timely location information often supports both operational and clinical processes. IEEE 1847-2024 is intended to help define how location-related functions are organized and used across computing and processing systems that interact with healthcare workflows. Its role is especially important when multiple technologies, facilities, or vendors need a shared reference for location services behavior and integration.
Typical use cases
Typical use cases may include tracking medical equipment, supporting staff coordination, and helping manage location-aware workflows in hospitals or care facilities. The framework can also be relevant for patient movement monitoring, asset visibility, and systems that exchange location data across clinical applications. In practice, IEEE 1847-2024 may be used when healthcare organizations need a clearer basis for designing or evaluating location services that fit into broader computing and bioengineering environments.
Why this standard matters
Location services in healthcare can affect efficiency, safety, and the consistency of operational data, so a common framework is valuable when systems must work together reliably. IEEE 1847-2024 helps reduce ambiguity in how location-related functions are specified, which can support design control, procurement comparisons, and implementation planning. For organizations managing complex healthcare technology, the standard may also help lower integration risk and improve confidence in location-based performance.
- Common framework for healthcare location services
- Supports interoperability across systems
- Relevant to clinical and operational workflows
- Useful for design, integration, and evaluation
- Applies to computing and processing in healthcare settings
- Publication Date: 2025
- Standard Status: Active
- Publisher: IEEE
- Subject: Bioengineering; Computing and Processing
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