IHE Testing and Tools Committee 2009-12-07 Teleconference Minutes

Attendees

• Karima Bourquard
• Chris Carr
• Didi Davis
• Peter Kuenecke
• Bill Majurski
• Steve Moore
• Charles Parisot
• Eric Poiseau
• Lisa Spellman

Minutes

1) Gazelle Development

• Presentation to Board by Charles Parisot

• Status update

• Create plan and budget for Gazelle development and testing expansion

• Due in late January
• Account for all resources currently allocated to testing tools and testing activities
• Resources currently come from other organizations: national deployment committees, sponsoring organizations, domain sponsors
• Goals: clarity and workable inventory of resources for global project manager
• Peter K and Eric will develop input from IHE-E
• Chris Carr and Steve Moore will develop input from IHE-NA, including IHE RO and Eye Care domains
• Chris Carr will solicit information about IHE-J activities from Shinoda-san and Dr. Kimura
• Action Item: Chris Carr develop two-page straw man for strategic discussion
• Allocate 2009-12-21 agenda to discussion of budget materials and strategic document

• Decision on global project manager for Gazelle

• Eric Poiseau assuming overall management for Gazelle development
• Additional testing resources will need to be added to free Eric's time for tools development
• Strategic plan and budget will depend significantly on filling this resource gap

• Gazelle development tracking update

• Review development tracking spreadsheet by Charles Parisot
• Gap in March time frame in development and testing of Simulators
• Action Item: Steve Moore to develop inventory of Simulators and assign suggested priorities and time frames for testing

2) Connectathon Manager Training

• Proposed date/location: June 7-9/Paris

• Eric Poiseau to provide location details
• Peter K to work on developing pdf registration form
• Chris Carr to send invitation message to ihenews list

• Faculty, curriculum, logistics: Bill, Eric, Steve

• Gazelle project development meeting to follow

• Targeted promotion: IHE deployment committees (Australia, China, Japan); Dr. Kwak (Korea); Malaysian group; HIEs using IHE profiles (Charles and Didi can provide list/contact - Chris Carr develop more targeted invitation); ONC (Dr. Chopra) - Lisa Spellman (working with HIMSS Gov. Relations group) will invite to Connectathon conference and provide information about testing event

3) Connectathon Application Form

• Reviewed application form developed by Steve Moore

• Coordinated with Connectathon Guidelines document
• Chris Carr and Steve Moore to review documents and ensure correspondence
• Include information about commitments and benefits for Connectathon recognition

4) List of Recognized Connectathons?

• Begin assembling information on IHE North America, Europe, etc.
• Action Item: Chris Carr request information from groups along with asking them to review Guidelines document

5) IHE Australia proposed use of Gazelle

• Proposal to use Gazelle for testing of NeHTA Secure Messaging in March/April

• Correspondence of specification with IHE profiles
• Conflicts with IHE E testing
• No current opportunity for Gazelle training prior to June; possible to schedule another event for Autumn to meet their convenience

6) Registration tool development/maintenance

• New name for tool for testing purposes: Geneva
• MIR will support for Connectathon testing
• Use in demonstrations

7) REM Profile testing proposal

• Will be remotely tested
• Pathology profile may be tested

8) Other Issues?

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