This design guidelines document focuses on the following interface:

– Services-IF The interface between a Personal Health Gateway (PHG) and Services.

There are a number of Certified Capability Classes (CCCs) related to the Services-IF. This design guidelines document contains interoperability design guidelines that are applicable to several CCCs. Security interoperability design guidelines are one such example. In addition, this design guidelines document contains the design guidelines for the Consent Enabled PHG and Services interface CCCs. These CCCs may be grouped with multiple other Services-IF related CCCs, such as for example, Observation Upload CCCs or Questionnaire enabled CCCs.