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 Likely reasons for rejection are: duplicate, merged, withdrawn or not enough information to understand the request.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 Sometimes CP is withdrawn, sometimes NO voter changes to yes vote after explanations.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 |
| 985-13 | Relationship Association Target in SubmissionSet | Approved w/ updates |
| 994-01 | Update to DocumentEntry.uniqueId description | Approved w/ updates |
| 995-02 | Align entryUUID descriptions | Approved |
| 1026-07 | ITI-18 cleanup | Approved w/ updates |
| 1057-01 | Fix coded values in XDS author role and specialty | Approved w/ updates |
| 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 | Approved |
| 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 |
Ballot 45
Out for ballot: Nov 6 - Dec 5, 2017.
Comments/votes were resolved on the Dec 7, 2017 CP review call.
Ballot 45 CPs are here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_45/
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 720-08 | Clarify Replacement for addendum and transformation docs | Approved w/ updates |
| 1019-03 | Clarify Repository action required on duplicate uniqueId | Approved |
| 1050-03 | Appendix B Cleanup | Approved w/ updates |
| 1060-05 | Need Null Flavor for FormatCode | Approved w/ changes. Note: The Vol 3 changes are Final Text. DEN changes moved to CP 1087 |
| 1073-02 | Clean-up Volume 3 - Section 4.2.2.2 Document Relationships | Cancelled as redundant with CP 985 approved in Ballot 44. |
| 1074-01 | Remove redundant Association Documentation Text from Sub-sections | Approved w/ updates |
| 1075-03 | Update description of DocumentEntry.URI in Vol 3 | Approved w/ updates |
| 1078-00 | Small fix to cover and FMM warning in the PIXm Supplement | Approved |
| 1082-00 | HPD: Remove constraint on hcSpecialisation format | NOT APPROVED; reassiged to Tarik for add'l work |
| 1083-00 | Correct GetAll Query Text Formatting | Approved |
| 1084-00 | Remove out of date text from Appendix G | Approved |
Ballot 46
Out for ballot: March 12 - April 9, 2018
Comments/votes will be resolved on April 12, 2018
Ballot 46 CPs are here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_46/
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 458-06 | Multi-Document Retrieve | |
| 749-06 | Structure of the ZBE segment (PAM profile) | |
| 1069-07 | Clarify what an author is | |
| 1082-02 | HPD: Remove constraint on hcSpecialisation format | |
| 1088-00 | BPPC fix - Content created by Consumer | |
| 1090-01 | mCSD: Fix placeholder transaction number in figure | |
| 1092-00 | mCSD: Clearer specification of XML vs JSON for Consumer & Supplier actor | |
| 1106-01 | Fix Identifiers in HPD Audit messages |
Ballot 47 - future
Out for ballot: April 16 - May 15, 2018
Comments/votes will be resolved on May 17, 2018
Ballot 47 CPs are here: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/Ballots/2018/Ballot_47/
Comments, votes & resolution are <link tb>
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 808-07 | Inconsistent Definition of uniqueId | |
| 1076-03 | Clarifications and extension on sourcePatientInfo | |
| 1108-07 | Allow MPQ queries that specify one or more Patient IDs to OPTIONALLY specify codes (ClassCode, EventCodeList or HealthcareFacilityCode or FolderCodeList) | |
| 1111-00 | mimeType and formatCode | |
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.
Apr 5, 2018
Time: 10:00-11:00 CDT
Webex link: https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?MTID=m70c08cb8d838a574203301f886884653
Meeting: 926 019 529
Password: Meeting1
Attendees:
-> ITI CP Tracking Spreadsheet is here.
(1) Incoming CPs ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/0_Incoming/
- CP-ITI-BM-Clarify_DocManifest.Identifier.use.doc
- CP-ITI-BM-DocManifest.Identifier_Optional.doc
- CP-ITI-KM-Remove_HTTP_Content_Type
(2) Assigned CPs for discussion ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance/CPs/1_Assigned/
- 1117-01 - HPD: Message Semantics Provider Feed Response: Allow results other than 0 (Tarik) -
- CP-ITI-948 -- Update Appendix P: Privacy Access Policies
- Requests a totally new appendix P be written to reflect both APPC and BPPC
- should be reassigned from Rob to Tarik
- CP-ITI-1093 -- XDS unknown patient id Error
- John was requested to consider if a Security Considerations section was needed to cover this update.
- John doesnt think it is necessary. By the change referencing 'policy', this is sufficient to have the policy considered.
- CP-ITI-709-04 -- Accounting of Disclosures audit message
- been sitting around ready to be balloted. Rob had added some improvements. I just agreed to them
- ready for ballot
- CP-ITI-845-02 -- FormatCode format, validation, and value-set clarification
- Only thing to actually fix is the introduction to the example given for FormatCode, and add link to our vocabulary wiki page
- ready for ballot
- CP-ITI-992-00 -- DEN and XDM
- This is fixes to the DICOM references in DEN and XDM
- John reviewed them and they seem good
- ready for ballot
- CP-ITI-1038-01 -- Confusing use of double quotes in specifying UserName for ITI-40 (XUA) audit message
- updated with clarification and example
- ready for ballot
- CP-ITI-1103-01 -- DSG - fix classCode coding scheme value in Volume 3
- Recommendation was to eliminate the vocabulary recommendation and give more consistent guidance on classCode
- ready for ballot
- CP-ITI-1110 is covered by this CP so should be cancled
- CP-ITI-1079-02 -- Small fixes to tables in MHD Volume 3
- included some of CP-ITI-1102-00 -- MHD DocumentReference resource editorial changes and author role precision
- CP-ITI-1102 -- MHD DocumentReference resource editorial changes and author role precision
- cancel as we can't add PractitionerRole to STU3 DocumentReference.
- CP-ITI-1097-00 -- PIXm case 3 is a patient id failure, not domain
- CP-ITI-1101 -- Clarify Remts for MHD Doc Recipient supporting Comprehensive Metadata
- Propose cancel as the requirement is clear in volume 2 -- 3.65.4.1.3 Expected Actions
- CP-ITI-930-00 -- Remove homeCommunityId component from ReferenceIdList elements
- This has already been addressed by other CP. Therefore current CXi already forbids homeCommunityId
- propose to cancel
(3) Next in CPs
- Completed CPs will be put into the next Ballot 47, out for comments/votes by Apr 16.
- Apr 9 - CP Ballot 46 votes/comments due. See http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/ITI_Change_Proposals_2018#Ballot_46
- Apr 12 - resolve Ballot 46 comments/votes (approved CPs will be integrated in 2018)
- Apr 16 - May 15 - Ballot 47 is out for review/comments
- May 17 - resolve ballot 47 comments/votes (approved CPs will be integrated in 2018)
- Late late May into June -- CP integration for 2018 updates to FT volumes and TI Supplements to be republished
Apr 12, 2018 - Ballot 46 resolution
Time: 10:00-11:00 CDT
Webex link: https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?MTID=m70c08cb8d838a574203301f886884653
Meeting: 926 019 529
Password: Meeting1
(1) Ballot 46 comment resolution
- Ballot content is here: http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/ITI_Change_Proposals_2018#Ballot_46
- Comments are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12JSHQPHjURP9t4JwYyybKCE9eXokEXiVfPQwTaoHrc8/edit
(2) Next in CPs
- Ballot 47 is out. Votes/comments are due May 15. See http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/ITI_Change_Proposals_2018#Ballot_47
Agenda and Minutes from past CP calls
See: ITI CPs 2017-18-Agenda and Minutes from past CP calls