ITI Change Proposals 2023-2024
This page contains the details of Change Proposal (CP) processing in the ITI domain for the 2023-24 publication cycle.
The ITI Change Proposal process follows the general IHE CP process described on the Change Proposal process page. The following sections give more detail on the process for folks involved in the CP process in the ITI domain.
The ITI-specific CP Process
The following text explains what the process used by the ITI technical committee in processing submitted CPs. It is consistent with the general IHE CP process and is informative only.
- Write a change proposal. Here is IHE's Change Proposal Template.
- Submit into the Incoming folder on the IHE Google Drive. This is typically done by directly uploading the CP into the folder (if you have access); otherwise, send it an email to the ITI Technical Committee members in charge of CPs (currently Sarah Bell or to an ITI Technical Committee co-chair).
- The new CPs are considered by the committee at periodic CP review calls. If CP is accepted it is given a CP #, assigned an editor, renamed to CP-ITI-xxx-00.doc and placed in the Assigned folder. If CP is rejected it is moved to the Rejected folder and the submitter is informed of explanation for rejection. Likely reasons for rejection are: duplicate, merged, withdrawn or not enough information to understand the request. Rejected CPs can be resubmitted with more information for reconsideration.
- Committee works with editor to draft the CP. Versions are kept in Assigned directory and numbered -00, -01, -02, etc.
- Committee decides CP is ready for ballot. Latest version of CP is moved to the Completed folder and old versions are moved to old_versions.
- ITI Tech co-chair or CP manager collects Completed CPs into a ballot. The Ballots folder will be used for this.
- Ballot is released to the general community for voting for 4 weeks
- Votes and comments are collected. All yes votes means the CP passed ballot and moved to Final Text. No votes are resolved by the committee. Sometimes CP is withdrawn, sometimes NO voter changes to yes vote after explanations. CP may be updated in this process. If updates are insignificant (clarification only) the CP is considered passed. If updates are significant the CP is submitted for another ballot.
- CP approved in ballot are put in Final Text status and scheduled to be integrated into the Technical Framework or Supplement.
- Refer to this Log of Approved ITI CPs.
- The Final Text folder holds CPs that have passed ballot but have not yet been integrated.
- CP status and ballots are tracked here
Change Proposal pages from previous years
Prior years work can be accessed at:
- ITI Change Proposals 2022-2023
- ITI Change Proposals 2020-21
- ITI Change Proposals 2019-20
- ITI Change Proposals 2018-19
- ITI Change Proposals 2017-18
- ITI Change Proposals 2016-17
- ITI Change Proposals 2015-16
- ITI Change Proposals 2014-15
- ITI Change Proposals 2013-14
- ITI Change Proposals 2012-13
- ITI Change Proposals 2011-12
- ITI Change Proposals 2010-11
- ITI Change Proposals 2009-10
- ITI Change Proposals 2008-09
- ITI Change Proposals 2007-08
- ITI Change Proposals 2006-07
ITI CP Tracking
Location of CPs
All Change Proposal management is done on the IHE Documents on Google Drive here.
As CPs are processed through various statuses they move from one folder to another. The directories involved are:
- Incoming
- contains CPs which have been submitted but have not been assigned a CP number or an editor. This is the place that new incoming CPs are placed prior to the first stage of processing by the committee.
- Assigned
- contains CPs that have been assigned an editor and are being actively worked on by the committee, i.e. Assigned status
- Completed
- contains the last version of a CP that is in Completed status. Its contents are approved by the Technical Committee and the CP is waiting to be put in a ballot.
- Final Text
- contains the last version of a CP that is in FinalText status. It is has been approved by ballot and is waiting to be integrated into the TF in the upcoming publication cycle.
- Integrated
- contains the version of the CP that was integrated into the TF, organized by year.
- Rejected
- CPs that have been submitted but rejected by the committee
- Cancelled
- contains CPs that were once assigned but have been cancelled, i.e. Cancelled status
- Ballots
- contains Ballots that have been released for voting by the general community, organized by year.
CP status
ITI tracks status of its Change Proposals in this google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gdr_Y8xZBvbb326J4z67cqprxOexFgtkPj_VlD3rB9E/edit?usp=sharing The Active CPs tab contains those that are Assigned, Completed, or Final Text in this cycle. There are also archive tabs for prior years.
Approved CPs integrated into the ITI Technical Framework
CPs that have passed ballot in since 2015, and that have been, or will be, integrated into the ITI Technical Framework are listed on this Log of Approved CPs.
CPs that have already been integrated into the Technical Framework are stored here.
The ITI Technical Committee integrates CPs into Technical Framework documents following this process : ITI CP Integration Process
Ballots
Ballot 63
Out for ballot: December 12, 2023. Comments due: January 12, 2024. Comments/votes resolution: Tuesday, February 27th @ 9am CT.
Ballot 63 CPs are on Google Drive under IHE Documents here.
CP-ITI | Title | Ballot Result |
---|---|---|
1288-02 | Add Token Format Request | Approved with updates |
1290-01 | Clarify Practitioner/PractitionerRole in Volume 1 | Approved |
Assigned CPs
For a list of CPs that are currently assigned see the 'Active CPs' tab in the CP status google doc.
Assigned CPs are stored here.
Strategies for smarter CP processing (from Jul-17 F2F)
We often have CPs that need a lot of rework after ballot:
- There is not enough review prior to ballot
- Perhaps too much effort on specificity vs remaining silent
- Look for opportunities to suggest that a small subset take a time-consuming or editorial problem offline and come back to the group with an updated change.
Gateway questions prior to accepting a CP (or finishing work on an existing CP):
- Is solving the problem necessary for interoperability?
- Has an implementer reported this problem, or should they, or... is this theoretical?
- Is the text inconsistent? If so, are we over-specifying, i.e. can we delete the inconsistency?
- Strongly suggest that a submitter propose a solution.
- Is this a problem that needs to be fixed?
August 13, 2024
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 13 @ 9am US Central Time
Teams Info:
- Meeting ID: 225 786 389 138
- Passcode: xeDyHt
- Link: Join the Meeting Here
Attendees:
The ITI CP tracking spreadsheet is here.
(1) Assigned CPs ready for discussion
- CP-ITI-1301
- CP-ITI-1285
- CP-ITI-1287
(2) Process Incoming CPs
- CP-ITI-LD-IHE_Change_Proposal-PDQm-match-outputProfile
- CP-ITI-JKV-Base_ResourceType_a_Part_pf_AuditEvent
- CP-ITI-JKV-Change_of_Scope_for_AuditEvent
- CP-ITI-JKV-Missing_definition_of_request
- CP-ITI-JKV-Missing_definition_of_subject_indicated
- CP-ITI-JKV-Too_Much_Info_in_.query
- CP-ITI-JM-Authentication header in .query
- CP-ITI-JM-Define_encode_DN_to_URI
- CP-ITI-JM-Record_Identity_defined_by_Certificate
- CP-ITI-JM-Security_Considerations_for_Patient_Access
(3) Trigger Ballot 64
(4) Gender Harmony
(5) Next in CPs
- Next CP Call - Tuesday, September 10 @ 9am US Central Time