Manager, Intero

Information Techno
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include: 

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include: 

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST researc• Standards TInfrastructur
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include:

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST research: • Standards and Guid• Identity Manageme• Authentication Res
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include:

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST re• MedicCommu• Perva(sensor
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include: 

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST researc• Standards TInfrastructur
` NIST research in testing focuses on ‘eff

◦ Definition, delivery, real-world context, c

` NIST conformance & interoperability te

are used by various industry domains 

◦ Correctness◦ Coverage; alignment with real-world use◦ Alignment & feedback to standards proc

` We are often asked to update our tools 

testing paradigm, constrained/extende

` NIST solution: move towards collaborat

framework
` Perform conformance and interop

testing for healthcare information 

` Support self-test to third-party te

models

` Support multiple healthcare mess

infrastructure, and security stand

` Support various tool delivery mec` Provide Flexibility, Modularity, Sc

Extensibility
` Supports use of test 

tools from many sources (green/blue boxes)

` NIST provides the ‘glue’ 

definitions (brown boxes)

` NIST develops reusable 

purple boxes

` Research in scalability, 

coverage, semantic info testing, etc.
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include:

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST research: • Standards and Guid• Identity Manageme• Authentication Res
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Inform

Techn

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NIST 

Standards 

and 

Guidelines

Access Control

Audit Logging

E-Authentication

Encryption

Media 

Sanitization

Secure 

Communications

Security 

Assessments

Risk Management
` Who is Jeff really? 

◦ Is the person (really) Jeff?◦ Is the user Jeff?◦ Do I trust my partner organization wh

` NIST Special Publication 800-63 “

Authentication Guideline”

◦ Considered by HITSP for trust model◦ Basis of trust models for federal agen

` ITL Identity Management Program

◦ Develops models, technologies & inpu◦ Explores issues as barriers to trust

NIST SP 800‐6
` The Health IT Domain is a big pla

` Challenges include:

◦ Interoperability◦ Security◦ Emerging technologies

NIST re• MedicComm• Perva(senso
` Research on semantic interoperability o

◦ Modeling & representation◦ Determination (business use & technical 

` Wireless networks & sensor technologie

◦ Performance, impedance, security◦ Measurement definition

` In medical devices/sensors/implants

◦ Semantic interoperability: vital sign data

configuration, status data

◦ Wireless network/RF signal 

x Signal strength, interference among device

device

x Input to IEEE 802.15 Task Group 6 (Body A
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` NIST research efforts contribute t

documentary standards necessary the healthcare vision in the U.S.

◦ Interoperability – exchange & underst

information 

◦ Security – confidentiality and privacy ◦ Future Healthcare technologies & env