PCD Proposals

Work Item Process (Briefly)

Brief WorkItem Proposals are submitted for consideration (Aug - Sept)

The Planning Committee evaluates and prioritizes these proposals (Sept - Oct)

The Technical Committee considers their feasibility (e.g., standards and resources available) (Oct)

Detailed proposals are developed, led by the Planning Committee (Oct - Nov)

Recommendations are sent to the Technical Committee. (Nov-Dec)

Detailed WorkItem Proposals are evaluated by the Technical Committee (Dec)

Working Groups are formed to develop Supplements (technical documents) or Change Proposals for the approved proposals

• NOTE: Work item Proposals could either become:

• A new profile with a technical framework supplement
• Change Proposals to existing supplements or the technical framework
• White Papers

Profile Selection

Cycle	Starting Fall of this Year	Working Pages	Comments/Profiles
6	2010	PCD Proposals Cycle 6	Current development activity: Call for Brief Profile Proposals Announced
5	2009	PCD Proposals Cycle 5	DPI - Device Point of Care Integration, WCM - Waveform Communication Management, Event Communication
4	2008	PCD Proposals Cycle 4	DPI - Device Point of Care Integration, WCM - Waveform Communication Management, MEM - Medical Equipment Management
3	2007	PCD Proposals Cycle 3	ACM - Alarm Communication Management, PIV - Point-of-Care Infusion Verification, RTM - Rosetta Terminology Management
2	2006	PCD Proposals Cycle 2	DEC-PIB - Patient Identity Binding, DEC-SPD - Subscribe to Patient Data
1	2005	Device_Enterprise_Communication, DEC	DEC - Device Enterprise Communication

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