ITI Change Proposals 2018
This page contains the details of Change Proposal (CP) processing in the ITI domain for the 2017-18 publication cycle.
The ITI Change Proposal process follows the general IHE CP process described on the Change Proposal process page. The following sections give more detail on the process for folks involved in the CP process in the ITI domain.
The ITI-specific CP Process
The following text explains what the process used by the ITI technical committee in processing submitted CPs. It is consistent with the general IHE CP process and is informative only.
- Write a change proposal. Here is IHE's Change Proposal Template
- Submit into the Incoming directory. This is typically done by directly updating the directory if you have access; otherwise send it an email to the ITI Technical Committee members in charge of CPs (currently Lynn Felhofer).
- The new CPs are considered by the committee at periodic CP review calls. If CP is accepted it is given a CP #, assigned an editor, renamed to CP-ITI-xxx-00.doc and placed in Assigned. If CP is rejected it is moved to Rejected and submitter is informed of explanation for rejection. Likely reasons for rejection are: duplicate, merged, withdrawn or not enough information to understand the request. Rejected CPs can be resubmitted with more information for reconsideration.
- Committee works with editor to draft the CP. Versions are kept in Assigned directory and numbered -00, -01, -02, etc.
- Committee decides CP is ready for ballot. Latest version of CP is moved to Completed diretory and old versions are moved to old_versions.
- Co-chair collects Completed CPs into a ballot. The Ballot directory will be used for this.
- Ballot is released to the general community for voting for 4 weeks
- Votes and comments are collected. All yes votes means the CP passed ballot and moved to FinalText. No votes are resolved by the committee. Sometimes CP is withdrawn, sometimes NO voter changes to yes vote after explanations. CP may be updated in this process. If updates are insignificant (clarification only) the CP is considered passed. If updates are significant the CP is submitted for another ballot.
- CP approved in ballot are put in FinalText and scheduled to be integrated into the Technical Framework or Supplement.
- CP status and ballots are tracked here
Change Proposal pages from previous years
Ongoing work on CPs is placed on the current year CP page. Prior years work can be accessed at:
- ITI Change Proposals 2017
- ITI Change Proposals 2016
- ITI Change Proposals 2015
- ITI Change Proposals 2014
- ITI Change Proposals 2013
- ITI Change Proposals 2012
- ITI Change Proposals 2011
- ITI Change Proposals 2010
- ITI Change Proposals 2009
- ITI Change Proposals 2008
- ITI Change Proposals 2007
ITI CP Tracking
Location of CPs
All Change Proposal management is done on the IHE ftp site here.
As CPs are processed through various statuses they move from one directory to another. The directories involved are:
- Incoming
- contains CPs which have been submitted but have not been assigned a CP number or an editor. This is the place that new incoming CPs are placed prior to the first stage of processing by the committee.
- Assigned
- contains CPs that have been assigned an editor and are being actively worked on by the committee, i.e. Assigned status
- Completed
- contains the last version of a CP that is in Completed status. Its contents are approved by the Technical Committee and the CP is waiting to be put in a ballot.
- FinalText
- contains the last version of a CP that is in FinalText status. It is has been approved by ballot and is waiting to be integrated into the TF in the upcoming publication cycle.
- Integrated
- contains the version of the CP that was integrated into the TF, organized by year.
- Rejected
- CPs that have been submitted but rejected by the committee
- Cancelled
- contains CPs that were once assigned but have been cancelled, i.e. Cancelled status
- Ballots
- contains Ballots that have been released for voting by the general community, organized by year.
CP status
ITI tracks status of its Change Proposals in this google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gdr_Y8xZBvbb326J4z67cqprxOexFgtkPj_VlD3rB9E/edit?usp=sharing The Active CPs tab contains those that are Assigned, Completed, or Final Text in this cycle. There are also archive tabs for prior years.
Approved CPs integrated into the ITI Technical Framework
CPs that have passed ballot in since 2015, and that have been, or will be, integrated into the ITI Technical Framework are listed on the "Approved CPs" tab of the tracking spreadsheet.
CPs that have already been integrated into the Technical Framework are stored here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/4_Integrated/
In Aug 2018, CPs will be integrated & checked following this process : ITI CP Integration Process
Ballots
Ballot 43
Out for ballot: Jun 30 - Aug 1, 2017. Comments/votes resolved on the Aug 3, 2017 CP review call.
Ballot 43 CPs are here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_43/
Comments, votes & resolution are here
CPs approved in this ballot are Final Text and are stored here until they are incorporated in 2018: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/3_FinalText/
CP-ITI | Title | Ballot Result |
---|---|---|
902-03 | DSG conformity with ISO 17090-4 | Approved w/ updates |
974-04 | TLS Version in ATNA | Approved w/ updates |
989-06 | Clarify Required Query Parameter Error Codes | Approved w/ updates |
1041-00 | APPC - Fix ReferenceIdList Example | Approved |
1042-01 | APPC – Updates for Provider attributes | Approved w/ updates |
1046-01 | Missing prefix in namespace | Approved w/ updates |
1048-02 | DSG Content Consumer guidance on extra signatures | Approved w/ updates |
1053-01 | Clarify location of document sharing metadata rqmts for BPPC and XDS-SD | Approved w/ updates |
1055-00 | XDS-MU: Missing OnDemand column in Metadata Optionality table | Approved |
Ballot 44
Out for ballot: Aug 10 - Sep 11, 2017. Comments/votes resolved on the Sep 14, 2017 CP review call. Notes are here
Ballot 44 CPs are here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_44/
Comments, votes & resolution are here
CPs approved in this ballot are Final Text and are stored here until they are incorporated in 2018: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/3_FinalText/
CP-ITI | Title | Ballot Result |
---|---|---|
795-01 | Fix ITI-44 text to match the schema | Approved |
917-02 | Clarify use of Coding Scheme in metadata | Approved w/ updates |
976-02 | Fix Folder.codeList example | Approved w/ updates |
977-01 | XTN datatype clarification for phone number | TBD - there are unresolved comments from ballot 44 as of 20170914 |
985-12 | Relationship Association Target in SubmissionSet | Approved w/ updates |
994-01 | Update to DocumentEntry.uniqueId description | Approved w/ updates |
995-02 | Align entryUUID descriptions | Approved |
1026-06 | ITI-18 cleanup | TBD - there are unresolved comments from ballot 44 as of 20170914 |
1057-00 | Fix coded values in XDS author role and specialty | 20170914 - ballot comments not yet discussed |
1058-03 | ATNA Audit Message Optionality Definitions | Approved w/ updates |
1061-02 | ITI-18: Correct Queries for "AvailabilityStatus" Attribute | Approved w/ updates |
1065-00 | Fix CXi example for Referral | 20170914 - ballot comments not yet discussed |
1066-00 | XUA definitions of urn from XSPA | Approved |
1067-00 | Small fix to ITI-54 audit message | Approved |
1068-00 | Small fix to ITI-86 audit message | Approved |
Assigned CPs
For a list of CPs that are currently assigned see the 'Active CPs' tab in the CP status google doc.
Assigned CPs are stored here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/1_Assigned/
Strategies for smarter CP processing (from Jul-17 F2F)
Last year, we had more CPs that needed a lot of rework after ballot:
- There is not enough review prior to ballot
- Perhaps too much effort on specificity vs remaining silent
- Look for opportunities to suggest that a small subset take a time-consuming or editorial problem offline and come back to the group with an updated change.
Gateway questions prior to accepting a CP (or finishing work on an existing CP):
- Is solving the problem necessary for interoperability?
- Has an implementer reported this problem, or should they, or is this theoretical?
- Is the text inconsistent? If so, are we over-specifying, i.e. can we delete the inconsistency?
- Strongly suggest that a submitter propose a solution.
- Is this a problem that needs to be fixed?
Upcoming CP discussions
ITI CP review calls are typically held every Thursday from 10-11am Central US. Additional sessions may be scheduled during ITI Tech F2F meetings. Changes to the 'traditional' schedule for CP calls are announced on the ititech email list.
The Google Doc used to gather availability of ITI Tech Members and the focus of future CP calls is here.
Sep 21, 2017 -- XDS Vol 2/3 CPs
Time: 10:00-11:00am CDT
Webex link: https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?MTID=m1208ef0c7575f62ecb4a5e514e411a7f
Meeting: 924 199 009
Password: Meeting1
Attendees: Tarik Idris (ICW), Bill Majurski (NIST), Gregorio Canal (Arsenal.IT), Matt Blackmon (Sequoia Project), Dmytro Rud (OeHF), Ken Meyer (IBM Watson Health), Joe Lamy (SSA), Lynn Felhofer.
--> ITI CP Tracking Spreadsheet is here.
(1) Ballot 44 comment resolution
- Ballot contents: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_44/
- Consolidated comments: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CILyQcoLSIPd13GktwBC7y6RCE28CbIUXxh3TsPysME/edit?usp=sharing
- These CPs are still pending resolution; likely added to Sep 21 agenda
- CP 1065 - Fix CXi example for Referral -- We reviewed Gregorio's comment; Tarik reminded us that we had agreed to make changes to examples as we encounter them in CPs, rather than expand existing CPs to do this work.
- CP 1057 - Fix coded values in XDS author role & specialty - (if Elliot S is able to join)
- perhaps CP 977 - XTN datatype clarification for phone number - pending input from Rob Horn
(2) Assigned CPs for review ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/1_Assigned/
- 1021-03 - Clarify ITI-42 Expected Actions For Folders During RPLC/XFRM_RPLC (Ken) - reviewed and made a few small changes. Version -04 is approved as Completed and ready for future ballot 45 pending Bill's off-line read-through.
- 1069-01 - Clarify what an author is (Tarik) - Tarik's changes were reviewed and slightly updated. The updated version will be
(3) Incoming CPs ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/0_Incoming/
- CP-ITI-TP-fixDocumentEntryURIexample.doc
- CP-ITI-JRN-XDS-Clarifications...sourcePatientInfo.doc
- CP-ITI-KM-Clean_Up_Section_4_2_2.doc
- CP-ITI-KM-Remove_Assoc_Doc_Classification_Text.doc
- CP-ITI-URN-HL7II.doc
- CP-ITI-LF_MHD-fixes.doc
(4) In the queue...
- Assigned CPs
- Editorial bundle:
- 1022-00 - Specification of ITI-30 as optional transaction in PIX is incomplete
- Editorial bundle:
- Incoming CPs
- Security bundle:
- CP-ITI-DR-Patient_ID_in_ATNA.doc - (to discuss Oct 5 or 12 when Dmytro attends)
- Editorial:
- CP-ITI-LF-AppxG-RemoveOutOfDateText.doc -
- CP-ITI-LF-Fix_FMM_warning_in_PIXm.docx -
- HPD:
- CP-ITI-AGM-HPD-hcSpecialisationFormat.doc
- Security bundle:
(5) Next in CPs
- xxx
Agenda and Minutes from past CP calls
See: ITI CPs 2017-18-Agenda and Minutes from past CP calls