http://blogs.msdn.com/healthvaultdatatypes/archive/tags/Heart+Rate/default.aspxTags: Heart Rateen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/healthvaultdatatypes/archive/2008/07/03/type-preview-pulse-oximetry.aspxFri, 04 Jul 2008 01:16:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8686034timsell1http://blogs.msdn.com/healthvaultdatatypes/comments/8686034.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/healthvaultdatatypes/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8686034<P>Pulse Oximetry consists of two primary pieces of data - blood oxygen saturation level and heart rate and is typically collected by means of a device.&nbsp; The primary scenario supporting this update is:</P> <OL> <LI>The consumer uses a pulse oximeter device to record the data.</LI> <LI>The data is uploaded through the HealthVault Connection Center to the consumers HealthVault Account record.</LI> <LI>Consumer applications that consume pulse oximetry data are used to monitor the data.</LI></OL> <P>When designing the data type to support this scenario, a secondary scenario became apparent to support other devices and methods of collecting heart rate information.&nbsp; For example, a consumer might be very interested in a utility to allow them to track their resting heart rate each day.&nbsp; Since this same activity would not necessarily include a device or the need to track the oxygen saturation levels of the blood, we decided to split this data type into the following 2 data types and we'd appreciate your feedback on the design:</P> <P mce_keep="true"><U>Blood Oxygen Saturation</U> (<STRONG>required elements in bold</STRONG>)</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P mce_keep="true"><STRONG>when</STRONG> (date-time) - The date and time of this measurement.</P> <P mce_keep="true"><STRONG>value</STRONG> (percentage) - The measured blood oxygen saturation percentage.</P> <P mce_keep="true">measurement-method (codable-value) - The technique used to obtain the measurement. &lt;preferred-vocabulary&gt;blood-oxygen-saturation-measurement-method&lt;/preferred-vocabulary&gt;<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P mce_keep="true"><U>Heart Rate</U></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P mce_keep="true"><STRONG>when</STRONG> (date-time) - The date and time of this measurement.</P> <P mce_keep="true"><STRONG>value</STRONG> (nonNegativeInteger) - The heart rate in beats per minute (BPM).</P> <P mce_keep="true">measurement-method (codable-value) - The technique used to obtain the measurement. &lt;preferred-vocabulary&gt;heart-rate-measurement-method&lt;/preferred-vocabulary&gt;</P> <P mce_keep="true">measurement-conditions (codable-value) - The conditions under which the heart rate was measured. Examples: Resting, Active, Morning, Evening. &lt;preferred-vocabulary&gt;heart-rate-measurement-conditions&lt;/preferred-vocabulary&gt;</P> <P mce_keep="true">measurement-flags (codable-value) - Additional information about the measurement. Examples: Incomplete measurement, irregular heartbeat, triple scan. &lt;preferred-vocabulary&gt;heart-rate-measurement-flags&lt;/preferred-vocabulary&gt;<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P mce_keep="true">Please comment on this post with any suggestions on updates to these two new data types.&nbsp; We'll keep these open for comment until July 14th.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8686034" width="1" height="1">Blood Oxygen SaturationHeart Rate