Process

<Note: All Process pages are currently very much Strawman documents>

Procedures & Processes

The IHE Governance Document is the basis for IHE procedures. Specifically, it includes:

• Domain Creation Process
• National Initiative Creation Process
• IHE & Committee Membership Process

The following pages supplement the Governance and address operational details.

Profile Proposal Process

IHE Profile Design Principles and Conventions

Technical Framework Documentation Process

Writing Technical Frameworks

Public Comment Process

Publication Process

Final Text Process

Change Proposal Process

National Extensions Process

Evaluation of Published Profiles

New Directions Process

Process Improvement Suggestions from IHE Europe

Tool Usage

What Tools to Use for Which Things

Role Responsibilities

The IHE Organizational Structure describes the IHE Committees, their responsibilities and relationships to each other.

Within those committees there are a number of specific roles:

• Domain Sponsor Liaison
• Domain Planning Committee Cochair
• Domain Technical Committee Cochair
• Domain Clinical Liaison
• Domain Planning Committee Member
• Domain Technical Committee Member
• Volume Editor

• Regional Committee Cochair

• Connectathon Domain Project Manager
• Connectathon Auditor

See Also

There are many good documents we can draw from:

DICOM

• DICOM Procedures (Bylaws)
• DICOM Members Handbook - lots of good material!
• DICOM Procedures Document is a copy of the DSC Procedures on this Wiki

KAVI - Resources for Consortia

• Operating Policies and Procedures - Engineering a Process for Standards Setting Success
• Foundations for Successful Standards Setting - Properly Defining and Implementing Policies and Procedures
• Technology Infrastructure for Standards Consortia