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ITI, PCC, PCD, QRPH & RAD Domain News Announcements

IT Infrastructure (ITI) * Patient Care Coordination (PCC) * Patient Care Devices(PCD) * Quality Research & Public Health (QRPH) & Radiology (RAD)

2013-2014 ITI, PCC & QRPH Call for Proposals

2013-2014 ITI, PCC & QRPH Call for Proposals is now open through September 29, 2013

It is with great pleasure we announce that IHE International’s annual planning cycle has begun!

The IT Infrastructure (ITI), Patient Coordination (PCC) and Quality Research and Public Health (QRPH) Domains are soliciting work item proposals for the 2013-2014 Publication Cycle.

The Call for Proposals is now open and concludes September 29, 2013. Interested parties are invited to submit a brief proposal for new IHE Profiles and/or White Papers to be considered for development in the 2013-2014 Publication Cycle. This information below describes the entire annual planning cycle process from August – December 2014.

Help Promote IHE Call for Proposals:

All IHE members and industry partners are invited share this announcement with their committee mailing lists and other interested parties.

Would you like to stay informed on the 2014 Proposal Process? Join the IHE Google Groups, links listed below.

• IT Infrastructure (ITI) Domain Google Group:[1]

• Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Domain Google Group: [2]

• Quality Research & Public Health(QRPH) Domain Google Group:[3]

All Proposals must follow the structure and format of the Brief IHE Proposal Template, specifically addressing the following:

• What is the problem you propose to solve by this proposal, and how is that problem expressed in practice (e.g., a use case)?
• How would fixing this problem improve health care in practice?
• What specific components of standards could be used to solve this problem?
• Your proposal should identify one or more potential editor(s) in the event that the proposal is selected for further evaluation and possible development. If possible, please include some indication of the business and/or clinical case surrounding the situation when describing the problem. For example, is there an economic motivation for addressing this problem immediately?

Access the IHE Brief and Detailed Templates on the IHE FTP Site as Word documents at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Document_templates/.

How to submit your Brief Proposal

Deadline: September 29, 2013 at 11:59 pm CDT

We look forward to working with you during the IHE 2013-2014 Publication Cycle. Please contact the IHE Coordinator, Nancy Ramirez at nramirez@himss.org if you have any additional questions or need further assistance.

For Word document submissions

Email the completed brief IHE Proposal template (Word document) on the FTP site ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Document_templates/ to the corresponding domain email address below before September 29, 2013 at 11:59pm CDT.

PCC Planning Committee - pcc@ihe.net

ITI Planning Committee - iti@ihe.net

QRPH Planning Committee - qrph@ihe.net

PCD Planning Committee - pcd@ihe.net

ITI, PCC & QRPH Call for Proposals Timeline

Note: All the dates below may be adjusted slightly.

Date	Action
2013-2014 Timeline
July 29, 2013	Joint Call for Proposals Opens
September 29, 2013	Call for Proposals Closes
Week of Sept. 30, 2013	Committee participates on Planning Committee’s Proposal Review Webinar (Week 1 /2). These webinars will be decision meetings. Actual dates will be announced in August 2013.
Week of Oct. 7, 2013	Committee participates on Planning Committee’s Proposal Review Webinar (Week 2 /2). These webinars will be decision meetings. Actual dates will be announced in August 2012.
October 9-10, 2013	ITI , QRPH & PCC’s 2013-2014 Planning Proposal Evaluation Kickoff- Planning Meeting in Oak Brook, IL. View F2F Meeting Schedule and Events for ITI, PCC, and QRPH
November 12-13, 2013	ITI QRPH & PCC’s 2013-2014 Technical Proposal Evaluation Meeting- Technical Meeting in Oak Brook, IL. View F2F Meeting Schedule and Events for ITI, PCC, and QRPH

2014 Face to Face Meeting Dates

The2013-2014 Face to Face meeting dates have been finalized. The meeting cycle for 2014 is listed below. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be taking place in the Illinois region, at the RSNA headquarters located in Oak Brook, IL.

2013 IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Meeting Dates

October 2013

• October 9 and 10: ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Profile Kick Off Meeting (Oakbrook, IL)

November 2013

• November 12 and 13: ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Technical Profile Kick Off Meeting (Oakbrook, IL)

2014 IHE International Meeting Dates

January 2014

• Jan 27 – Jan 31: CAT14 (Hyatt Chicago)

February 2014

• Feb 10 – Feb 14 : IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Volume One Meeting (location TBD)

• Feb 23 – Feb 27: HIMSS14 Orlando

April 2014

• April 7 – April 11 : IHE Intl European Connectathon (Vienna)

• April 28 – May 2 : IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Public Comment Meeting (RSNA, Oakbrook)

July 2014

• July 21 – July 25: IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Trial Implementation Mtg (RSNA, Oakbrook)

October 2014

• Oct 22 – Oct 23: IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Planning Kick off Mtg (RSNA,Oakbrook)

November 2014

• Nov 12 – Nov 13: IHE ITI, PCC, QRPH Domain Technical Profile Kick Off Mtg (RSNA, Oakbrook)

HIMSS 2014 IHE Educational Proposals

IHE 2014 IHE Educational Work Group Wiki

HIMSS has officially opened the Call for Proposals for the Educational Sessions during HIMSS14. HIMSS will give preference to proposals that demonstrate the adoption and optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems, so IHE is the perfect candidate.

KEY DATES

• May 23 - Educational Workshop Discussion Call
• June 3 – Final day to submit proposal to HIMSS

2014 PROPOSAL PROCESS

For additional in-depth details, please visit the 2014 Call For Proposals Websiteto learn more about formulating and submitting your proposal.

JOIN THE VOLUNTEER WORKGROUP

Join the IHE Educational Work Group Discussion on May 23 at 11am CT/ 12pm EST. WebEx details listed below.

To join this meeting:

1. Go to https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?J=926832893&PW=NY2VhNmYzMzdi

2. If you are not logged in, log in to your account.

3. Meeting Number: 926 832 893

4. Meeting Password: meeting

Audio conference information

To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the meeting, or call the number below and enter the access code.

Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-866-469-3239

Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-429-3300

Global call-in numbers: https://himss.webex.com/himss/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=226261562&tollFree=1

Please be prepared to discuss the following:

Rubric:

• Content outline
• Learning objectives
• Level (beginning, intermediate, advanced)
• Participants to create and do the presentation