IHE Domain Coordination Committee Teleconference Minutes 2011-08-02

Attendees

Absent domains: Anatomic Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiation Oncology

1. Roll Call see Roster - Quorum attained

Motion to approve. Approved with some abstentions (Tom D., Sondra, Kevin OD, Geoff).

4. Review Action Items List (postpone)

1. Domain Milestone Dates (20 min - ITI/PCC/PCD/QRPH TC Cochairs) Public Comment Process - publication process for disposition of comments

Post comments/responses on either ftp or on a google groups doc
Put a link on each domain's wiki Timeline (within the line on the table) to the google doc or the ftp for each domain's public comments. In the event of more than one Supplement (more than one set of comments/responses) put a link to the domain's Technical Committee wiki page in the Timeline. On the Technical Comm wiki page, put a link to the list of each separate set of comments/responses.

Domain Status:

QRPH/ITI/PCC - Call for Proposals for next year's cycle - July 29th - Aug 28th (use proposal template)

ITI:
- Now is the time to formulate proposals to ITI from other domains. An ITI has been assigned (see wiki) to each other domain.
- XDW is going out for second round of Public Comment July 29th - Aug 28th
PCD:
- Also Call for Proposals open. One new Supplement currently out for Public Comment. Two new Supplements soon going to Trial Implemenation. See wiki for details.
Lab:
- Ballot out for Public Comment. Two new profile proposals for next year.
Cardiology:
- White papers due out this Friday (August 5th, 2011). Will use a slightly updated google docs Public Comment process. Update of Technical Framework also going out.

2. Domain Board Reports (10 min - Karen Witting)

Status
- Eye Care - accepted by IHE board with very few questions Eye Care Board Report
- PCC - due to DCC 8/11 - should review on the 8/16 call - email out to John Donnelly as reminder end of July;
- QRPH - due to DCC 9/8

Documentation Work Group (Teri Sippel Schmidt)
- DCC Doc WG call once per week now until the documents are complete - end of August deadline
- General Introduction (Volume 0) and Volume 1 have made significant progress
- Changes to the Supplement template also required

Webinar Series Update (10 min - Celina)
- ITI and Anatomic Pathology were held last week
- Attendance has been good
- Aug 11th - next - Cardiology; Radiology after that

Public Information: FDA standards update - initiated by Kevin O'Donnell (Rad), also Geoff Pascoe (ITI) and John Rhodes (PCD)
- Carol Herman from the FDA has initiated meetings investigating the use of standards for medical devices; many standards have been discovered. When the FDA is evaluating a device, the need to assess risks of interoperability with other devices is driving the interest in standardized communications. FDA is bringing together a large variety of standards organizations, including IHE. FDA plans to publish Use Cases to begin to prioritize. Next meeting probably in November. Outstanding question is validation. A counter-proposal was given to FDA to promote adoption of existing standards. Discussions are on-going and will take a long time; "mutual education". Sondra: Lab devices are also FDA controlled. IHE Lab is working with FDA IICC (industry connection consortium). Keep this on the IHE DCC agenda to ensure communication of efforts between IHE domains and updates.