IHE International Call for Proposals - Timelines & Procedures

2015 IHE International ITI, PCC & QRPH Call for Proposals is now open through September 26, 2014

We look forward to working with you during the IHE 2013-2014 Publication Cycle. Please contact the IHE Coordinator, Nancy Ramirez at nramirez@himss.org if you have any additional questions or need further assistance.

The information below describes the entire annual planning cycle process from August – December 2015.

All Proposals must follow the structure and format of the Brief IHE Proposal Template, specifically addressing the following:

• What is the problem you propose to solve by this proposal, and how is that problem expressed in practice (e.g., a use case)?

• How would fixing this problem improve health care in practice?

• What specific components of standards could be used to solve this problem?

• Your proposal should identify one or more potential editor(s) in the event that the proposal is selected for further evaluation

and possible development. If possible, please include some indication of the business and/or clinical case surrounding the situation

when describing the problem. For example, is there an economic motivation for addressing this problem immediately?

Looking for the Brief Proposal Templates?

Access the IHE Brief and Detailed Templates on the IHE FTP Site as Word documents at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Document_templates/.

How to submit your Brief Proposal

Deadline: September 29, 2013 at 11:59 pm CDT

Interested parties are invited to submit a brief proposal for new IHE Profiles and/or White Papers to be considered for development in the 2013-2014 Publication Cycle.

For Word document submissions

Email the completed brief IHE Proposal template (Word document) on the FTP site ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Document_templates/ to the corresponding domain email address below before September 29, 2013 at 11:59pm CDT.

• PCC Planning Committee - pcc@ihe.net

• ITI Planning Committee - iti@ihe.net

• QRPH Planning Committee - qrph@ihe.net

• PCD Planning Committee - pcd@ihe.net

ITI, PCC & QRPH Call for Proposals Timeline

Note: All the dates below may be adjusted slightly.

Date	Action
2013-2014 Timeline
July 09, 2014	Joint Call for Proposals Opens
September 26, 2014	Call for Proposals Closes
Week of Sept. 29, 2014	Committee participates on Planning Committee’s Proposal Review Webinar (Week 1 /2). These webinars will be decision meetings. Actual dates will be announced in August 2013.
Week of Oct. 6, 2014	Committee participates on Planning Committee’s Proposal Review Webinar (Week 2 /2). These webinars will be decision meetings. Actual dates will be announced in August 2012.
October 22-23-10, 2014	ITI , QRPH & PCC’s 2013-2014 Planning Proposal Evaluation Kickoff- Planning Meeting in Oak Brook, IL. View F2F Meeting Schedule and Events for ITI, PCC, and QRPH
November 12-13, 2014	ITI QRPH & PCC’s 2013-2014 Technical Proposal Evaluation Meeting- Technical Meeting in Oak Brook, IL. View F2F Meeting Schedule and Events for ITI, PCC, and QRPH

2013 IHE Internantional Patient Care Devices Domain(PCD) Call for proposals

PCD Proposal Structure

Proposals must follow the structure and format of the IHE Brief Proposal template, specifically addressing the following:

1. What is the problem you propose to solve by this proposal, and how is that problem expressed in practice (e.g., a use case)?

2. How would fixing this problem improve health care in practice?

3. What specific components of standards could be used to solve this problem (include this if possible)?

4. Your proposal should identify one or more potential editor(s) in the event that the proposal is selected for further evaluation and possible development. If possible, when describing the problem, please include some indication of the business and/or clinical case surrounding the situation; for example, is there an economic motivation for addressing this problem immediately?

**Reminder** Please submit your proposals using the attached IHE Brief Proposal template.

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm CDT

Email the completed Brief Proposal template to PCD Planning Co-Chairs and Secretary before September 30, 2013 at 11:59pm CDT. Contact information was provided above.

Summary of IHE’s Multi-Phase Proposal Process:

1. Submit Brief Proposals by September 30, 2013 by 11:59 CDT

PCD’s Brief Proposals should be sent to the PCD Chairs to the PCD Domain email, pcd@ihe.net. PCD Domain Co-Chairs and secretary are:

• Greg Staudenmaier, Planning Co-Chair

• Monroe Pattillo, Planning Co-Chair

• Manny Furst, HIMSS Secretariat

2. Planning Committee Email Ballot to Select 2014-2015 Brief Proposals: October 1 – October 15, 2013 Ballot will include proposals for review at the Planning Committee’s (PC) F2F October meeting.

3. Planning & Technical Face-to-Face Meeting: October 8-10, 2013 Includes Proposal Review Save the Date! Planning and Technical committee meetings will be held in Boca Raton, FL.

• Planning Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, October 8 and jointly with the Technical Committee the morning of Wednesday, October 9.

• Technical Committee will meet Wednesday through Friday (approximately noon) October 9-11. The joint Planning Committee (PC) & Technical Committee (TC) meeting will include discussion of the proposals.

• Specific information including hotel, travel and agenda’s will be posted on PCD’s Wiki.

4. Detailed Proposals due by November 11, 2013 at 11:59 CDT.

Following discussions and PC ballot, the TC will welcome Detailed Proposals based on those Brief Proposals that were approved by the PC. If your proposal is approved, you will need to submit the Detailed Proposal to the PCD Technical Co-Chairs and secretary. pcd@ihe.net. The domain co-chairs and secretary are:

• John Garguilo, Technical Chair

• Jeff McGeath, Technical Chair

• Manny Furst, HIMSS Secretariat

5. Technical Committee Opens Email Ballot to Survey Final Proposals: November 12, 2013 Ballot will determine which of the final Proposals are of highest value in the industry, and which will garner the support of the company sponsors (i.e. commit resources).

6. Technical Committee WebEx Meeting to Review Proposals and Survey Results: November 20, 2013. Proposals submitted earlier may be discussed at an earlier date.

7. PCD TC surveys members to measure the domain member’s interest in each proposed work item. TC’s review the Detailed Proposals and the survey results during one of PCD’s regular scheduled committee meetings, which normally take place on Wednesday’s in December, and are held from 10-11am CT. December meeting date TBD.

8. Technical Committee Closes Email Ballot: November 25, 2013

9. Technical Committee begins developing new supplements in December 2013

We look forward to working with you over the IHE 2014-2015 Publication Cycle. Please contact the IHE secretary at PCD@accenet.org if you have any additional questions or need further assistance.