Rad Tech Minutes 2010.10.06

Attendees

• Ellie Avraham - Philips
• Chris Carr - RSNA
• David Clunie - CoreLab (co-chair)
• Nichole Drye-Mayo - RSNA
• Brad Erickson - RSNA
• Lynn Felhofer - Tech Proj Mgr
• Dave Heaney - McKesson
• Kinson Ho - AGFA
• Chris Lindop - GE (co-chair)
• Cor Loef - Philips
• Joan McMillen - RSNA
• Paul Morgan - Fujifilm
• Kevin O'Donnell - Toshiba
• Antje Schroeder - Siemens
• Ergin Soysal
• Alexis Tzannes - Aware

Minutes

Performed technical review and effort estimate for the following detailed profile proposals:

* Complete the Work on Imaging Object Change Management

• Kinson Ho reviewed the detailed proposal

• Development of additional DICOM standards may be required to support identified use cases
• White paper has broad scope; committee should carefully select use cases to develop into profile(s)
• New work items proposed for current cycle:

• Confirm any new use cases
• Review use cases and solutions in white paper; probably currently covers 60% of the identified use cases
• Incorporate use cases identified in PIR and MAWF and expand across enterprises

• Kinson willing to act as author and engage contribution from users like Canada Health Infoway
• Work item includes developing profile and updating white paper for internal reference
• Action Item: Kinson to resubmit as detailed profile proposal by Oct. 18 for discussion on Oct. 21 tcon
• Work budget estimate: 30%

* Cross-Community Access - Images (XCA-I)

• Deferred; currently no detailed proposal has been submitted
• Motion: Committee approves deferring discussion of XCA-I profile proposal

• Passed with four abstentions
• New teleconference to discuss XCA-I scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 21, 12:00pm CT
• Action Item: Chris Lindop to completed detailed proposal and submit to committee for review by Oct. 18

* Technical Framework Maintenance

• Kevin O'Donnell reviewed plan for CP management and table of current CPs
• Backlog of assigned CPs needs to be addressed
• Refactoring of Image Display actor is potentially a significant work item
• Refactoring of HL7 transactions would also be a significant work item
• Committee needs to set a time allotment for maintenance and address projects as possible within that limit
• Work budget estimate: 20%

* 2011 Technical Committee Meeting Planning

• Consider holding Tech Cmte meeting in association with ITI, PCC, PCD, QRPH domains in Toronto Feb. 7-10
• Timing does not work with planned development cycle; continue with planned January meeting schedule

• Next Steps:

• Tech Cmte Teleconference: Oct. 21, 12:00-1:00pm CT; review XCA-I and IOCM detailed profile proposals
• Tech Cmte Teleconference: Oct. 22, 1:00-11:30am CT; review Management of Radiology Report Templates; Reporting Workflow Revision; SWF-Image Exchange option
• Tech Cmte Meeting (RSNA HQ, Oak Brook): Nov. 16-18; initial profile development

Radiology Technical Committee