GDC Minutes 2020-02-05

Welcome

• Participants

• Jürgen Brandstätter
• Mike Nusbaum
• Joyce Sensmeier
• Stephane Spahni
• Jamie Dulkowski
• Derek Ritz

• Approval of agenda

• Approved

National Deployment Committees

• Board reports and status updates
• New Reports

• None

• Several delayed and contacted

• Action item: IHE Luxembourg: clarify formal situation (Jamie)

• 1) Sponsoring organization behind IHE Lux shall become IHE Int member
• 2) IHE Lux shall become a formally approved DC

IHE World Summit 2020

• Status update (Jürgen)

Connectathon NA report

• Report by Joyce:

• Visits of ONC and Canada Health Infoway
• Public Health and Devices track
• Testing and Tools meeting was held
• IHE Services: Working on spin-off as international entity
• Next CAT NA will not be in Cleveland anymore, likely to be in Atlanta

Engagement of Deployment Committees

• Discussion

• Sharpening the role and purpose of Deployment Committees
• Activity measurements (affects fees, reporting, ...)?
• How can we support national Deployment Committees?
• Interesting presentations could be included in the agenda on a regular basis

Discussion how to involve APAC

• Discussion

• New schedule of calls

• Good feedback on Mike's email to Asian Deployment Committees
• Proposal rotating schedule:

• Month 1: US / EU / Asia (2am CT / 9am CET / 4pm Tokyo)
• Month 2: US / EU / Asia (6pm CT / 1am CET / 8am Tokyo)
• Month 3: US / EU / Asia (9am CT / 4pm CET / 11pm Tokyo)

• Decision: We try the rotating schedule until end of 2020, starting with the next call

• First review and decision if we abandon the new schedule at the call in month August 2020

Any other business

• Proposal: Calls could be recorded and call recordings will be published in the minutes

• Action item: Discuss this proposal with Chris and provide feedback until next call (Jamie)
• Decision at next call

Next meeting

• March 4th, 2am - 3am CT (9am - 10am CET / 4pm - 5pm Tokyo)

Global Deployment Coordination Committee