Laboratory

IHE Laboratory Domain addresses information sharing and workflow related to in vitro diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories as well as point of care testing. The IHE Laboratory Domain was established in 2003 and manages the Laboratory Profiles and the Laboratory Technical Framework. We are actively soliciting qualified experts from the healthcare profession and healthcare IT industry for ongoing maintenance, new development, and deployment of domain profiles.

The IHE Laboratory Domain is sponsored by:

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

JAHIS

Previous sponsors include:

Groupement pour la Modernisation du Système d'Information Hospitalier (GMSIH)

Société d'Informatique de Laboratoire (SFIL)

IHE Japan

Quick Links

• Laboratory Planning Committee
• Laboratory Technical Committee
• Laboratory Profiles
• Laboratory Technical Framework

Timeline : 2010-2011 Planning and Development Cycle

The following table outlines the activities and steps planned for the 2010-2011 year. The consolidated timeline of all IHE domains can be seen on Domain_Milestone_Dates.

Timeframe	Activity	Scheduled	Location
2008
June	Prepare final text for the 6 pfofiles LTW, LDA, LPOCT, LBL, LCSD, XD-LAB approve inter-lab workflow (ILW) supplement proposal	June 23-25	Face to face meeting, New York
July	Cross domain review of LAB TF vol 3 (XD-LAB specifications)	up to August 6	calls +join meeting with ITI & PCC
August	Publish LAB TF 2.1 Final Text	August 8	emails & calls
Sept-Oct	Collect more supplement proposals	Oct 31	emails
October	LAB profiles tested	Oct	Japan connectathon
December	Final selection of supplements + continue building ILW	Dec 15-17	Face to face meeting, Paris
2009
January - March	Build the ILW supplement	March 31	email
February	LAB profiles tested	Feb 23-27	NA connectathon
April	Publish the ILW supplement for public comment. Public comment period lasts until May 4.	Apr 3 to May 4	email + forum
April	LAB profiles tested	April	Europe connectathon
May - August	Build the GIR and XOCP supplements	August 21	email
May	Resolve comments on ILW supplement	May 14-16	face to face meeting, Kyoto
June	Publish ILW Supplement for Trial Implementation publish LAB TF release 3.0 final text	June 5	email
August	Publish the GIR & XOCP supplements for public comment. Public comment period lasts until October 1.	Aug 31 to Oct 1	email + forum
October	Resolve comments on GIR & XOCP supplements	October 1-20	need a face to face meeting
October	Publish GIR & XOCP Supplements for Trial Implementation	October 26	email
2010
Feb-Oct	LAB profiles and supplements tested at connectathons		Region connectathons

See also meeting minutes of the regular Face to Face meetings.

Current Activity

The Laboratory Committee is collecting new supplement proposals until October 31st. One supplement - the Inter Laboratory Workflow - has already been approved during last face to face meeting in June, and is in the building phase

Demonstrations & Presentations

The following are recent and upcoming public presentations and demonstrations about IHE Lab.

Date	Location	Event	Details
2010.07.20	Webinar	2010 IHE Webinar Schedule	IHE Education Webinar Series Laboratory Domain
Feb 20-24, 2011	Orlando, FL	Interoperability Showcase, HIMSS Annual Conference and Exposition	www.himssconference.org

See Also

Committees

Mailing Lists

This page is based on the Domain Template.