IHE Testing and Tools Committee 2009-10-26 Teleconference Minutes
Attendees
- Bill Majurski - NIST
- Steve Moore - MIR
- Cor Loef - Philips
- Didi Davis - CareSpark
- Lisa Spellman - HIMSS
- Chris Carr - RSNA
- Joan McMillen - RSNA
- Nichole Drye-Mayo - RSNA
Minutes
1) Test Data Repository
- Currently several different branches of IHE assemble data (eg, messages, documents, images) to use in testing
- DICOM Images and Structured Reports: images, nuclear medicine data gathered from participants and other sources
- CDA documents: generated by participants, not organized or reused
- There is no apparent overall organization of this data
- Propose establishing some central directory/repository of IHE test data
- Would be beneficial to create a repository of reusable reference objects for testing
- NIST (Gavin O'Brien) is assembling synthetic test data objects for NHIN testing: have created their own Website and repositories
- For vendor-generated objects (eg, images) it is not clear that participants will be willing to submit information for reuse
- User sites may be a source for objects: questions about permissions and ownership of data
- Connectathon provides opportunity to gather information; unclear whether other obstacles will prevent it
- Need to make clear the objectives for gathering and reusing data
- Federated model most likely to be successful
- Steve will write a brief proposal for committee review
- Chris Carr will ask legal counsel for general permission language
- Resource would be made available for broader use: not restricted to Connectathon participants
2) Connectathon Mgr Training
- Proposed date/location: June 8-10/Oak Brook
- European event to be scheduled
- Faculty, curriculum, logistics
- Bill Majurski, Steve Moore
- Bill and Steve to develop detailed agenda
- Need to set "drop dead" date and minimum list of registrants
- Three organizations minimum: at least one needs to be national/regional deployment group
- Set cost
- Targeted promotion
- Marketing messages: broad usefulness in testing; adoption of IHE specs (eg, XDS) in HITSP, NHIN, etc.
- IHE national deployment committees
- HIEs, NHIN contractors, ONC (Ginger Price, Marianne Yeager)
- OHT: Dr. Kolodner now informatics officer; VA Vista, Misys tools
- CCHIT: Advanced Interop Workgroup, Dennis Wilson
3) Monitor Recruitment
- Successful training event at SIIM
- Further recruitment for NA, E Connectathons?
4) Gazelle Status
- Registration module to be used for IHE-E Connectathon reg opening Nov. 1
- Test system for acceptance testing about to be released
5) Product Registry
- Chris Carr to repeat invitation for vendors to put integration statements in registry
6) NHIN Testing
- Progress on hold pending resolution of security and privacy issues; requires FSNA compliance for exchange of information by federal partners
- CareSpark ready to have IHE interface go live; also working with CMS on reporting initiative
- Kaiser/VA link on hold
- NIST and contract partners developing test plan for Connect Gateway reference implementation
- Test date: Jan. 23