IHE Testing and Tools Committee 2009-03-30 Teleconference Minutes
Attendees
- Lisa Carnahan, NIST
- Steve Moore, MIR
- Charles Parisot, GE
- Eric Poiseau, INRIA
- Rob Snelick, NIST
- Joan McMillen, RSNA
- Chris Carr, RSNA
Minutes
1) Tools Development Planning with NIST
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- January 2010 Connectathon to use Gazelle
- Eric's group (INRIA) to devote focused attention to test engine over the next few months
- Porting 600+ existing tests into test management framework will require time
- Critical task is to refine the test engine first to make population with test scripts possible (need to be defined in BPEL)
- Refactoring of Kudu tests will improve organization and efficiency, but again requires effort
- MIR has two engineer FTEs working on Gazelle (also performs Connectathon management and domain committee work/test plan development)
- INRIA has three FTEs working on Gazelle
- Eric currently applying for renewal of team's funding
- MIR contract renewal with HIMSS/RSNA under discussion: likely equivalent or slightly reduced support
- Plus management oversight by Eric and Steve (one FTE total)
- Delays have made it difficult for NIST to link up its simulation tools
- NIST Plans
- NIST likely to get specified funds for Test Tools Development
- Designed to be used up over next 2 years
- Most of the funding to be contracted out
- Increase of 2-3 FTEs internally
- Need to develop tools with ability to support NHIN, CCHIT testing (as well as IHE)
- Need to coordinate timelines and development plans to avoid redundancy and conflict
- Willing to undertake connections to test services other gaps in development work: focus on external validation services (EVS), eg, CDA validator and linking of simulation tools
- IHE Europe in discussion with EC about funding for development of platform for tools (Mandate 403)
- Charles will forward report
- Important to highlight international aspect of development effort
- CCHIT and Cypress
- NIST to convene a kickoff meeting among groups sometime around mid-April
2) Connectathon Process Guidelines
- Review updated draft of Connectathon QC guidelines and Sponsor requirements
- Place responsibility for test plan development on national deployment committees holding Connectathons
- Chris Carr to develop matrix of technical project managers, domains and funding groups
3) Product Registry Development and Rollout [Deferred to next tcon]
- Vendor input pilot
- User review pilot
4) Connectathon Monitor/Project Manager Training Event [Deferred to next tcon]
- Date
- Location
- Cost
- Target Audience
- Eric and Steve to develop a proposal for event