IHE Domain Coordination Committee Teleconference Minutes 2014-11-25

Attendees

• Chris Carr
• Bruce Curran
• Paul Dow
• Denise Downing
• Mary Jungers
• Flora Lum
• Riki Merrick
• Monroe Patillo
• Chris Pauer
• Gila Pyke
• Nancy Ramirez
• Paul Sherman
• Michelle Williamson

Minutes

General Committee Business

1. Roll Call see Roster

2. Approval of Minutes

• Oct. 28 Minutes

• Review for approval.

3. New Business: from Future Agenda Topics Page

• Direct support of users by domain committees to address interoperability issues

• RO Tech Cmte has received requests to mediate interoperability issues by representatives of sites implementing systems from companies that have passed Connectathons

• Refer to Tech Cmte co-chairs who communicate the issue to known contacts at companies in question
• RO has a standing invitation to ASTRO staff and membership to communicate interoperability issues
• Can be a vehicle for collecting additional profile and testing requirements to assure interoperability
• Could be advantageous to log such issues and their resolution in CPs, etc.; need to consider legal questions in recording details

4. Review Action Items List

• RSNA staff has started updating and cleaning up list. Will identify priority backlog items for next call.

Domain Announcements

1. Domain Milestone Dates

• PCC - selected five profile work items [ADD LINK TO PCC PAGE], plus DAF implementation guidance and workflow framework resource guide
• QRPH - reported selection last time
• RO - working on DICOM content profile template for review in early Spring

• IHE Radiology has developed several DICOM content profiles
• Cross review with Radiology, Cardiology and others
• Base on existing content section of profile template
• RO will share proposal when developed

2. Domain Board Reports

• Pharmacy: Due for review.

Domain Coordination Issues

• Review the current listing of IHE Profiles implemented and in use in major US initiatives

• Spreadsheet of IHE Profiles Supporting Major Initiatives
• Action Item: Chris Carr to add items from ITI domain report to spreadsheet

• Multi-domain content creator/consumer harmonization effort

• Tone reported that focus for now is on discussion between ITI and PCC to harmonize definitions

Documentation, Websites and Public Information

• Update of Committees wiki page
• CP communication process (see sample Radiology page)

• Kevin O'Donnell and Mary Jungers presented proposal based on example from Radiology domain to DCC for review
• Goal to implement in early 2015
• PCC and Lab willing to be part of pilot

• New tools and methods for creating technical documentation

• Work group of Testing and Tools Committee is being convened to do initial environment scan, requirements definition and review of available tools

• Profile-specific Connectathon marketing messages

• Sarah Willis Garcia reported on targeted marketing of new profiles: achieved success with new profiles like MHD drawing strong participation

• ITI domain has conducted extensive outreach, including multiple Webinars and volunteer use of social media and community contacts

• Some gaps in participation persist in some domains/profiles, eg, Radiology SWF needs Order Fillers
• Sarah will approach domains in Spring about efforts for next year

Governance Implementation

• Link to IP guidelines on Webex sessions

• Goal to have them persistently available during committee discussions
• Action Item: Chris Carr to explore putting permanent link in Webex meeting templates for IHE

• Implementation of IHE-HL7 Collaborative Work Group - Outcomes of meetings on 9/18

• Group met at HL7 working group meetings in Chicago

• Todd Cooper is taking the lead in finalizing a proposal to be presented at January HL7 meeting
• Meeting included leadership of HL7 Technical Steering Committee, who were very much in favor of creating joint work group

• ITI/PCC/QRPH leadership met last week and expressed desire to be involved in process of completing proposal and developing list of work items
• RSNA staff is working with Todd Cooper on scheduling a teleconference to move these activities forward
• Add to the working group list: Riki Merrick, Tone Southerland, Paul Dow and Mary Jungers

Next steps and New Actions Items

• Propose rescheduling next DCC Tcon, to Dec. 16, 9-10:30 CT

Domain Coordination Committee