IHE Domain Coordination Committee Teleconference Minutes 2015-07-28

Participants

• Amit Popat (QRPH)

• Antje Schroeder (CARD, RAD)

• Chris Lindop (RAD)

• Chris Pauer (RO)

• Crystal Carter (RO)

• Denise Downing (PCC)

• Flora Lum (EYE CARE)

• Gila Pyke (ITI)

• Kurt Elliason (PCD)

• Mary Jungers (document specialist)

• Monroe Pattillo (PCD)

• Paul Sherman (PCD)

• Teri Sippel-Schmidt (RAD)

• Tom Kowalczyk (PCD)

• RSNA staff (non-voting): Chris Carr, Jamie Kontos, Joan McMillen, Nichole Drye-Mayo

Minutes

General Committee Business

1. Roll Call see Roster

2. Approval of Minutes

• June 23 Minutes

• Motion to approve minutes as published - carried unanimoulsy

3. New Business: from Future Agenda Topics Page

• No new topics

4. Review Action Items List

Domain Announcements

1. Domain Milestone Dates

• QRPH, ITI, and PCC face-to-face meetings took place 7/20-7/23
• CPs moved to trial implementation
• Need to combine ANPATH/LAB domains once finalized

2. Domain Board Reports

• No reports to 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
• ITI developed a similar standards spreadsheet to identify users

• Multi-domain content creator/consumer harmonization effort

• This is a work in progress for PCC domain, will provide updates in future calls
• ITI had made comments which PCC needs to review

Documentation, Websites and Public Information

• Call for Proposals web page
• Request for inventory of Snomed codes used in profiles

• There may be an interest for PCD, PCC, and CARD domains

• PCD - The challenge is dynamic in nature - would have to update often
• PCC - would have to check on past involvement with SNOMED codes
• CARD - there are new SNOMED codes for CDA-based profiles

• Action: Chris to reach out to John G., Keith B., and Juergen B. regarding potential interest and re-visitation of topic

• New tools and methods for creating technical documentation

• Review tool evaluation spreadsheet

• Steve Moore is working with QRPH and other domains to gather sample profiles to implement ART-DECOR tool and generate docs for testing

• Status update of CDA Tool Evaluation Pilot Project

• Placement of HL7 copyright information (See http://www.hl7.org/legal/trademarks.cfm?ref=nav)

• Too distracting to place trademark after each mention of HL7
• Will discuss with HL7 for direction

• What about copyright requirements for others (e.g., LOINC, IEEE, SNOMED CT)
• Updating Appendix A (Actors) and Appendix D (Glossary)

• Forward any updates to Mary; updates should be reviewed prior to publishing

Governance Implementation

• Membership Update

• Currently over 50 active members
• In the process of sending reminders to members to renew

• Committee participation
  • Observers and chair approval

• Policy remains unchanged: only a representative of a member organization can become a voting committee member

• • Observer Form, Observer policy language and timelines for observers to participate

• Chris L.: Indicate for how long the form is to be in effect; is this to be completed prior to each meeting or for a duration of time?
• Include organization affiliation on form

• Implementation of IHE-HL7 Collaborative Work Group

• No updates

New Business

• Status update after IHE Europe Connectathon -- Invitation Letter: Formal written letter from IHE board for European IHE Intl Members (submitted by Jaqueline Suruge, Pharma)

• Having a formal letter might help participants receive reimbursement for time off

Next steps and New Actions Items

• Next DCC Tcon: August 25, 9-10:30am CT