IHE Domain Coordination Committee Teleconference Minutes 2010-11-23

Minutes

General Committee Business

1. Roll Call see Roster

• November 9 Minutes

3. New Business: from Future Agenda Topics Page

• Documentation: Advanced Diagramming Methods (UML, BPEL, etc.) in Technical Framework Documents (see below)

4. Review Action Items List

Domain Announcements

1. Domain Milestone Dates

2. Domain Committee Meeting Outcomes

• PCC and QRPH joint project

• Technical Committees met to discuss need for registry of templates

• Task Force was formed to develop plan for implementing library of IHE templates
• Intended primarily as tool for IHE committee use
• It would be advantageous to make this an IHE-wide effort
• Defining the structure of the registry is a critical question

• Committee members can contact Wendy Scharber of QRPH committee to add their names to task force

• Action Item: Chris Carr to invite Wendy Scharber and Wendy Blumenthal to join next DCC call for discussion of template libraries and publication process

Domain Coordination Issues

• Domain Coordination Work Group

• Prepared discussion agenda for Dec. 1 International Board meeting

• Seeking general guidance regarding any new oversight bodies or change in committee charge
• Presenting steps toward improvement coordination taken by ITI domain and Domain Coordination Committee

• Review of ITI Domain Profile Coordination Matrix

• Action Item: Domain Co-chairs to review matrix, suggest category improvements and add profiles to matrix for their domain

Documentation, Websites and Public Information

• Documentation Work Group

• Schedule teleconference to plan template review, author training and training materials update

• Documentation Work Group tcon set for Thursday, Dec. 9, 10-11am CST

• Advanced Diagramming Methods (UML, BPEL, etc.) in Technical Framework Documents: Do we need rules, processes around non-Word based diagram formats

• QRPH has proposed using advanced diagramming in the RPE profile to describe BPEL transactions; requires additional tool and expertise and is not editable in MS-Word format
• ITI uses modified HL7 CDA class diagrams for some profiles; dependent on one committee member with expertise and appropriate tool
• Special diagrams often allowed in white papers
• There may be cases where it is worth living with the additional complexity of process, because it makes authoring easier and diagrams more useful and readable
• Need to develop some guidance on what is allowable and process to be followed

• Author should identify source, tool used and provide original file for subsequent editing
• May need to provide rationale and ask for approval for new tools being used

• Action Item: Mary Jungers to develop form to gather information on advanced diagrams from authors

Next steps and New Actions Items

Next call: December 7, 9-10:30am CST

• Domain Coordination Strategic Planning

Domain Coordination Committee