Eye Care
IHE Eye Care is sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and manages the Eye Care Profiles and the Eye Care Technical Frameworks.
There are two committees:
Timeline: 2013-2014 Development Cycle Milestones
The Timeline shows the main milestones of the development cycle, the Timeframe when they are typically expected to happen, and the actual date/time/location they have been Scheduled for this year. Specific meetings and their agendas and minutes are generally listed on the IHE Eye Care Planning Committee and IHE Eye Care Technical Committee pages.
These times are provisional and subject to change.
Dates and times are U.S. Eastern Time (Chicago).
| Timeframe | Activity | Scheduled | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |||
| Oct | Submit Brief Profile Proposals to Planning Committee (PC) | 10/15/2012 | Wiki |
| Nov | PC Selects "Short List" of Proposals | 11/15/2012 | T-Con |
| Dec | PC Drafts Detailed Profile Proposals for "Short Listed" Proposals | 12/15/2012 | T-Con |
| 2014 | |||
| Jan | TC Completes technical review of Detailed Proposals | 1/24/2014 | T-Con |
| Jan | PC makes Final Selection of Proposals for this year | 1/25/2014 | T-Con |
| Jan | TC Profile development kickoff meeting | 1/25/2014 | T-Con |
| June | TC Finalizes profile supplements for public comment | 6/1/2014 | |
| June | Publication of Public Comment Supplements | 6/28/2014 | www.ihe.net |
| July | Deadline for submission of public comments on profile supplements | 7/26/2014 | www.ihe.net |
| August | TC reconciles public comments | 8/2/2014 | |
| August | Publication of CPs - released for Ballot | www.ihe.net | |
| August | Publication of Trial Implementation Supplements | 08/16/2014 | www.ihe.net |
| Nov | Test implementations at Connectathon (Eye Care) | 10/18-21/2013 | Chicago |
Timeline: 2012-2013 Development Cycle Milestones
The Timeline shows the main milestones of the development cycle, the Timeframe when they are typically expected to happen, and the actual date/time/location they have been Scheduled for this year. Specific meetings and their agendas and minutes are generally listed on the IHE Eye Care Planning Committee and IHE Eye Care Technical Committee pages.
These times are provisional and subject to change.
Dates and times are U.S. Eastern Time (Chicago).
| Timeframe | Activity | Scheduled | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |||
| Nov | Submit Brief Profile Proposals to Planning Committee (PC) | 11/9/2012 | Wiki |
| Dec | PC Selects "Short List" of Proposals | 12/7/2012 | T-Con |
| Dec | PC Drafts Detailed Profile Proposals for "Short Listed" Proposals | 12/21/2012 | T-Con |
| 2013 | |||
| Jan | TC Completes technical review of Detailed Proposals | 1/24/2013 | T-Con |
| Jan | PC makes Final Selection of Proposals for this year | 1/25/2013 | T-Con |
| Jan | TC Profile development kickoff meeting | 1/25/2013 | T-Con |
| July | TC Finalizes profile supplements for public comment | 7/23/2013 | |
| August | Publication of Public Comment Supplements | 8/28/2013 | www.ihe.net |
| September | Deadline for submission of public comments on profile supplements | 9/29/2013 | www.ihe.net |
| October | TC reconciles public comments | 10/15/2013 | |
| October | Publication of CPs - released for Ballot | www.ihe.net | |
| November | Publication of Trial Implementation Supplements | 11/15/2013 | www.ihe.net |
| November | Test implementations at Connectathon (Eye Care) | 11/16-19/2013 | New Orleans |
Timeline: 2011-2012 Development Cycle Milestones
The Timeline shows the main milestones of the development cycle, the Timeframe when they are typically expected to happen, and the actual date/time/location they have been Scheduled for this year. Specific meetings and their agendas and minutes are generally listed on the IHE Eye Care Planning Committee and IHE Eye Care Technical Committee pages.
Dates and times are U.S. Eastern Time (Chicago).
| Timeframe | Activity | Scheduled | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||
| Nov | Submit Brief Profile Proposals to Planning Committee (PC) | Nov 28 | Wiki |
| Dec | PC Selects "Short List" of Proposals | Dec 2 | T-Con |
| Dec | PC Drafts Detailed Profile Proposals for "Short Listed" Proposals | Dec 16 | T-Con |
| 2012 | |||
| Jan | TC Completes technical review of Detailed Proposals | Jan 13 | T-Con |
| Jan | PC makes Final Selection of Proposals for this year | Jan 20 | T-Con |
| Jan | TC Profile development kickoff meeting | Jan 26-27 | T-Con |
| Mar | TC Finalizes profile supplements for public comment | Mar 15-16 | San Francisco |
| Mar | Publication of Public Comment Supplements | Mar 30 | www.ihe.net |
| Apr | Deadline for submission of public comments on profile supplements | Apr 30 | www.ihe.net |
| May | TC reconciles public comments | May 11 | San Francisco |
| May | Publication of CPs - released for Ballot | N/A | www.ihe.net |
| June | Publication of Trial Implementation Supplements | June 20 | www.ihe.net |
| Nov | Test implementations at Connectathon (Eye Care) | Nov 10-13 | Chicago |
Previous Timelines
- Timeline: 2010-2011 Development Cycle Milestones
- Timeline: 2009-2010 Development Cycle Milestones
- Timeline: 2008-2009 Development Cycle Milestones
Roadmap
2006 - IHE Eye Care Year 1 - Focus is to initiate IHE Eye Care, building upon basic profiles of workflow, charge posting and evidence reports and begin introducing this to the vendor and user community.
2007 - IHE Eye Care Year 2 - Focus is on building upon the beginning efforts and expand participation of vendors, particularly acquisition modalities. One new profile was added, Eye Care Displayable Reports, to enhance the usability to users.
2008 - IHE Eye Care Year 3 - Focus is on expanding participation of vendors, particularly electronic health record systems, to build critical mass in IHE Eye Care and building up physician/user understanding of the needs for IHE/interoperability
2009 - IHE Eye Care Year 4 - Focus is on expanding participation of vendors and building upon the awareness/education of the physicians and by expanding usage of IHE Eye Care by extending the Framework to include a new actor, Legacy Acquisition Modality Importer, which allows physicians to use their existing devices, instead of having to purchase new devices.
2010 - IHE Eye Care Year 5 - Focus is on continuing to expand participation of vendors, both acquisition modality vendors, legacy acquisition modalities, and electronic health record systems to reach a critical mass. Work in future years will be to build in more Information Technology Infrastructure profiles into the Technical Framework.
2011 - IHE Eye Care Year 6 - Focus is on continuing to expand participation of vendors to reach a critical mass by developing a new supplement, Basic Eye Care Workflow. Also, work in future years will build Eye Care specific CDA templates.
2012 - IHE Eye Care Year 7 - Focus is on continuing to expand participation of vendors, both acquisition modalities and electronic health record systems with Basic Eye Care Workflow and to expand participation of clinicians. The focus will be on subspecialty specific CDA templates, beginning with Cataract Surgery.
2013 - IHE Eye Care Year 8 - Focus is on continuing to expand participation of electronic health record systems with the Routine Eye Evaluation CDA, and with acquisition modalities for the Basic Eye Care Workflow. The focus will be on completing the subspecialty-specific Cataract Surgery CDA.
Eye Care Strategic Planning
This documents the activities of the Eye Care domain in doing strategic planning.
The IHE Eye Care Planning Committee met at a face-to-face meeting on October 21, 2011, Orlando, to discuss strategic plans and priorities for the next 3-5 years. The IHE EC PC has defined the following priorities for the years 2012-2016:
I. Clinical Document Architecture Profiles for different areas of eye care:
- A. Cataract surgery
- B. Glaucoma
- C. Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- D. Diabetic Retinopathy
II. Education and promotional efforts to enhance the uptake and implementation of IHE Eye Care
Existing profiles will be evaluated and maintained, but the priority in future years will be on content profiles.
The IHE EC PC believed that the most fruitful areas for cross-domain liaison would be with Patient Care Coordination because their experience with CDA profiles.
Current Activity
IHE Eye Care has been working on CDA Templates. The Trial Implementation Version for the General Eye Evaluation was published in summer 2012 and available here under Technical Frameworks. Correction Proposals are accepted by the Technical Committee for consideration.
The Technical Committee is also working on a Cataract Surgery CDA Template. Comments are accepted by the Technical Committee for consideration.
Demonstrations & Presentations
| Date | Location | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24-27/2009 | San Francisco, CA | AAO 2009 | IHE Eye Care Interoperability Showcase |
| 10/16-19/2010 | Chicago, IL | AAO 2010 | IHE Eye Care Interoperability Showcase |
| 10/22-25/2011 | Orlando, FL | AAO 2011 | IHE Eye Care Interoperability Showcase |
| 11/10-13/2012 | Chicago, IL | AAO 2012 | IHE Eye Care Interoperability Showcase |
| 11/16-19/2013 | New Orleans, LA | AAO 2013 | IHE Eye Care Interoperability Showcase |
Supporters and Endorsements
IHE Eye Care is sponsored by:
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
Endorsing organizations include:
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Macula Society