IHE Testing and Tools Committee 2009-09-14 Teleconference Minutes

Attendees

• Steve Moore, MIR
• Bill Majurski, NIST
• Flora Lum, MD - AAO
• Bruce Curran, RO
• Didi Davis, Serendipity Health
• Eric Poiseau, INRIA
• Lisa Spellman, HIMSS
• Chris Carr, RSNA
• Joan McMillen, RSNA
• Nichole Drye-Mayo, RSNA

Minutes

1) Connectathon Guidelines

• Feedback from distribution to Nat/Reg Cmtes

2) Monitor Recruitment and Training

• Outcomes of HIMSS monitor training program
• Additional monitor training needed for IHE NA and IHE E Connectathons

• Steve and Paul Nagy will have teleconference today to review 18 applications received through SIIM recruitment
• Action Item: Chris Carr to send new version of recruitment message to Lisa for recruitment of HIMSS members; define selection process; focus on getting people with capabilities in XDS, PIX/PDQ and CDA content profiles; Oct. 15 deadline for applications; selection by Oct. 30; November 17, 10am CT kick-off tcon

• Lisa to target specific HIMSS subgroups like clinical engineering, nursing informatics

3) Spring Connectathon Manager Training Event

• Date, location, faculty
• Terms, business and logistics arrangements
• Review and update announcement

• Action Item: Chris Carr to survey potential participants about their preferred dates; propose Paris April 19-21; Washington May 3-5

• Message to: IHE Australia, Japan (Bruce Curran to provide IHE-RO Japan names), China, Malaysia, EPSOS (via Charles)

4) Gazelle Status Update

• Update on development progress
• Review of deliverables timeline

• Major pieces of Gazelle platform due by Oct. 15 for opening of IHE-E Connectathon about Nov. 1

• Outcomes of discussion with NIST

• Large group of NIST participants on call, including Booz Allen contract managers working with NHIN contractors
• Agreement that NIST will develop its own control system for now; work on interfaces between test engine and simulators is key to both sides

• MIR analyzing NIST interface developed by Rob Snelick's team

5) Product Registry

• Activity subsequent to announcement of opening

• Action Item: Chris Carr to distribute message to ihenews list

6) US Federal Health Architecture/NHIN Testing

• Plan to develop testing tools within ONC, working with NIST
• NHIN contractors have been informed that they will not get direct funding for year 2; will have to rely on state funding for development of NHIN gateways
• NHIN contractors are potential early implementers of HITSP specs; not clear how the early implementation activity will be funded in future
• Extension Centers: RFP that came out along with HIE RFPs: based on agricultural extensions center model; 70 extension centers primarily in rural areas to share best practices around EHRs; work with community colleges on 2-year programs for EHR administrators; potential target for education and recruitment of monitors, etc.; documented outcomes, success stories, etc.; funding to begin in March-April 2010 time frame

7) H1N1 Contingency Planning

• Need to establish contingency plan

• Examine liability with hotel contract: Nichole has contract policy:

• Cancellation policy: sponsors would be on the hook for $119,355; 75% of anticipated room revenue

• Other contingency planning issues:

• Absence of key staff
• Refund policy for companies withdrawing for health reasons (50% refund? waive future registration? no refund?)
• Measures to reduce risk of infection: eg, masks, hand sanitizer, instructions on avoiding contact via keyboards,etc.
• RSNA and HIMSS will examine meeting contingency planning guidelines for useful guidelines on dealing with infectious disease

8) Next tcon: Sept. 28

• Feedback on Spring Connectathon dates

Testing and Tools Committee