Reporting Whitepaper: Difference between revisions

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This Wiki page is currently the "live" version of the whitepaper. It will later be re-integrated with the Word Document.

There seems to be some Really Good, Really Relevant material discussed at the Intersociety Summer Conference, July 27-29, 2007. <Upload Program and Link Here>.

The optimistic goal of the whitepaper is to:

Describe the “problem” and related details
Break it down into component pieces
Document some technologies that could improve things
Propose some steps forward for coming years, including:
- New IHE Profiles
- IHE Profiles to be modified
- IHE Profiles to be retired

The plan is to facilitate discussion with other IHE Domains and hopefully reach some cross-Domain consensus so we are moving in compatible directions.

Since this whitepaper is a contribution of IHE Radiology to the IHE Reporting Taskforce, the focus and viewpoint may reflect its origins. Contributions from other Domains to fill in blind-spots and balance the viewpoint are welcome.

Whitepaper Structure

Section 1 presents working premises so any disagreement about the thinking/biases underlying the whitepaper can be challenged and discussed directly.

Section 2 describes the Report itself (content).

what information does it contain and how is it structured

Section 3 examines the Reporting Process (workflow/dataflow).

identify the tasks surrounding reporting, the data produced and the inputs required

Section 4 describes technical issues which need to be addressed.

Section 5 presents and evaluates parts of the solution.

for each data, identify formats for encoding and mechanisms for transport
select mechanisms for managing the workflow that surrounds the creation, manipulation and transportation of the data.

Section 6 introduces several real-world (Radiology) reporting environments

describe the current typical practices (baseline expectations) and associated problems
describe how the solution would be applied to their workflow/architecture

Section 6.1 A Radiology Department (i.e. Hospital)

Section 6.2 An Imaging Center

Section 6.3 A Reporting Service (e.g. Nighthawk, NightShift)

Section 7 proposes activities to implement/deploy the conclusions above.

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 This Wiki page is currently the "live" version of the whitepaper.  It will later be re-integrated with the [ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Reporting_Task_Force/ReportingWhitepaper0.3b.doc Word Document].
+There seems to be some Really Good, Really Relevant material discussed at the Intersociety Summer Conference, July 27-29, 2007. <Upload Program and Link Here>.
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 ==Whitepaper Structure==
-[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 1|'''Section 1''']] presents working premises.  That way if there is disagreement about the thinking/biases that underlie the whitepaper, they can be challenged and discussed directly.
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 1|'''Section 1''']] presents working premises so any disagreement about the thinking/biases underlying the whitepaper can be challenged and discussed directly.
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 2|'''Section 2''']] describes the Report itself (content).
+:* what information does it contain and how is it structured
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 3|'''Section 3''']] examines the Reporting Process (workflow/dataflow).
+:* identify the tasks surrounding reporting, the data produced and the inputs required
-As a first step toward consensus on the nature of the problem:
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 4|'''Section 4''']] describes technical issues which need to be addressed.
-:[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 2|'''Section 2''']] tries to nail down the Report itself (content)
-:[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 3|'''Section 3''']] examines the Reporting Process (workflow/dataflow).
-[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 4|'''Section 4''']] describes individual technical issues which will need to be addressed.
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 5|'''Section 5''']] presents and evaluates parts of the solution.
+:* for each data, identify formats for encoding and mechanisms for transport
+:* select mechanisms for managing the workflow that surrounds the creation, manipulation and transportation of the data.
-[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 5|'''Section 5''']] presents and evaluates
+[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6|'''Section 6''']] introduces several real-world (Radiology) reporting environments
-:* promising formats for encoding the data;
+:* describe the current typical practices (baseline expectations) and associated problems
-:* promising mechanisms for transporting the encoded data from place to place; and
+:* describe how the solution would be applied to their workflow/architecture
-:* promising mechanisms for managing the workflow that surrounds the creation, manipulation and transportation of the data.
-[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6|'''Section 6''']] introduces several different (Radiology) reporting environments, and describes how the technologies would be applied to their workflow/architecture.  The current “state of the art” may also be described to present a better picture of user expectations and current problems.
 :[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6.1|'''Section 6.1''']] A Radiology Department (i.e. Hospital)
 :[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6.2|'''Section 6.2''']] An Imaging Center
-:[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6.3|'''Section 6.3''']] A Reporting Service (e.g. Nighthawk)
+:[[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 6.3|'''Section 6.3''']] A Reporting Service (e.g. Nighthawk, NightShift)
 [[Reporting Whitepaper - Section 7|'''Section 7''']] proposes activities to implement/deploy the conclusions above.

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