PCD Cochair Closed Action Items

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Action Items 55-79

Number	Action	Owner	Participants	Due Date	Status	Comments
55	Showcase vendor display policy	Steve Merritt	Ray, Elliot	November 24, 2009	CLOSED	Will add to Domain Process (management) document. Issues may exist with third party devices brought by Cerner and Capsule this year. Will include: Chris Carr, Didi direction on bi-directional distributed demo, display/demonstration of ancillary equipment. Todd’s draft will be the basis for Steve’s efforts. Change due date until the end of September, with the idea that portions would be ready for the F2F and others would depend upon the Showcase. Nov. 30, 2010: Discussion of this year's experience leads to belief that a policy would not address the variety of situations that may arise. PCD should have a sentence that the Cochairs will resolve issues that arise. Close Jan. 4, 2011
74	Clinical Recruitment	Steve	Cochairs and PC	Open	Closed Nov. 10, 2009	Carolyn McGregor spoke with Elliot and she is interested in participating. Her interest is largely in data warehousing, and this would be a contribution to PCD. See previous meeting for more information. Monroe and Todd presented at the Canadian EMB meeting. Manny to ask Elliot if he has heard from Carolyn McGregor.
77	Monitor HITSP development of RMON and coordinate a demonstration with HITSP.	Todd	Paul	July 7, 2009	Closed Nov. 10, 2009	For earlier discussion summary see meeting of May 12. Todd plans to prepare materials to call attention to medical device communications within the revisions underway. Paul noted that PCC domain may look at sending graphical segments in RMON. Paul responded to PCC by sending information on his concept for sending short segments. The approach they are currently considering won’t work for PCD. Todd summarized yesterday’s meeting: - Device connectivity for acute care devices had been postponed until mid-July. - Todd asked John Halamka and learned that it is not clear if device connectivity is part of “meaningful use”. - CCHIT’s contract runs out in mid-November, so PCD’s interest in certification is up in the air. - Todd reviewed several presentations from the meeting. o Among next steps include determining what, if any of the original 2009 work will remain a priority for ONC. o He recommended PCD provide a position paper showing how the PCD relates to the original 2009 priorities. o Tiger team reports – the architectural team has provided a detailed description. - Todd recommended a 10-15 page paper to describe the need for device connectivity to be part of the roadmap. o There is a real chance that device connectivity won’t be a priority. o Todd will talk with Elliot to learn if the position paper is worthwhile and noted that this is required by the end of the month. He believes this is now straight forward based upon recent HITSP’s work. - ONC’s contract for HITSP is up for bid and it may not be ANSI. June 16: Todd and Paul will provide a draft message for Joyce and Lisa to send to HITSP informing them of WAN progress with Continua. See summary of PCD/Continua update below. Todd will speak with Joyce about whether a letter to HITSP referring to RMON and ARRA "meaningful use" would be helpful. Steve noted that the meainingful use definition projects 2015 for personal health record becoming an element of the definition. Meaningful Use: Todd sent response. He recommended that the timetable restore the date to 2011 rather than 2015, and included the rationale. Todd also sent Joyce a proposal for a new tiger team for medical device connectivity. Todd expressed disappointment in the low priority given to device connectivity, noting that some of the earlier, higher priority items require device profiles.
78	Continua	John	Paul	April 15, 2009	Closed Nov. 10, 2009	See May 12 meeting for earlier discussions. There’s been no opportunity to resolve apparent differences by June for HITSP. Paul said there’s been no movement on RMON in Continua. IBM is promoting web services and ASN1. It’s not likely that Continua and PCD will arrive at a single protocol by June. The positive side is that both will use RTM. One question is whether they can support complex devices such as ventilators, infusion pumps. RMON F2F takes place the week after F2F at NIST. Paul asked if anyone can join him at the Continua F2F June 8 or 9. That will precede a June Continua ballot. Ken and John are unable to attend. Ken was on a call with Continua this morning. On the call Paul provided a half hour recommendation that Continua use PCD-01. Continua is planning to use a hub and they may be open to multiple alternatives. Continua WAN Meeting Update – Paul reported that his presentation was well received and that the Continua TC is giving serious consideration to PCD-01 among several alternatives. One question is frequently raised – can CDA v3 be used? While CDA requires a larger message, this question is raised in the context of web services. Paul suggested that a light weight transport or a separation between web services discovery and communication of the message may provide a compromise. June 16: Paul is working with Continua and Continua is seriously considering PCD-01 along with web services. Todd noted this collaboration can lead to other work within and benefitting IHE (closing gaps). A decision should come out of Continua's Vancouver meeting in July. As noted above (#77) an update will be sent to HITSP. Paul reported things continue to look good. Assuming a positive outcome: Security remains to be addressed. PCD-01 is moving to final text and will need to accommodate the home gateway. Continua and PCD will need to work together, agree to the effort and result for mapping to PCD-01. PCD would likely be responsible for the validation process including RTM and RHM (hierarchy). When the parameter is unique the message will not require OBXs (20601 protocol). Continua continues to evaluate PCD-01 and web services. Assuming a positive outcome, Todd and Paul observed that we will need (1) an official announcement, and then a jointly authored letter (with PCD) to J. Halamka, HITSP, e.g., a one page letter, and (2) a public concept document to share with PCD TC. (3) A joint WG will have many technical details to address to yield an implementable solution. Manny to send Chris Carr an email re Continua/members joining IHE. Would the MOU address this? Aug. 18: Ken noted a meeting tomorrow with Lee Suprenant regarding Randy Carroll’s mapping document that requires addressing hierarchy, cardinality, nomenclature, etc. Paul noted that the issues they have are very close to the issues PCD is facing. He noted that Continua has deeper protocols than PCD at this time. Sept. 1, 2009: Ken suggested that Continua generate proposals be developed for PCD to address in a formal manner. Todd said Paul has referred to CPs that would quickly clarify some of the PCD-01 material, and that there will be an Annex requiring more effort and time. Todd believes Paul will present these requests. He noted that these will have to be transparent. Reaching out to Continua: Todd suggested this be addressed to Lisa, with copies to Elliot, Paul. He noted that Continua will develop work item proposals for adding to RTM with home health data. Sept. 8: Paul indicated that there has been good follow up, with details developed on use of RTM. The issues should be resolved in time for the Atlanta meeting. There may be some PCP issues remaining. Sept. 29: Paul indicated that he believes Continua mapping to HL7 should become publicly available for comment before being finalized. He will take this up with Randy Carroll. Todd indicated the rules need to be public, and Paul agreed and noted that exceptions should also be included.

Action Items 80-89

Number	Action	Owner	Participants	Due Date	Status	Comments
82	PCD to develop MOU with CIMIT	Ray	Ken	January 5, 2010	CLOSE	Defer interest in year ‘round lab. Ken wrote and discussed a draft MOU intended to enable coordinating profiles, similar to the Continua MOU. Ray There’s a question regarding where in the continuum PCD should have an MOU (ICE, MDPnP, CIMIT). MOU draft was sent to Julian Goldman. Paul indicated that an interface engine solution (e.g., Capsule) may meet the needs for bidirectional communication, or connection to the device may need to be more “intimate”. Nothing new re CIMIT or ASTM MOU. Open new item for ASTM MOU. Remove from the PC if it is there. Ken will ask Julian when he attends the ICE-PAC workshop at CIMIT later this month. November 30, 2010: Close
83	Funding Possibilities	Cochairs		August 2, 2011	Closed	See May 12, 19 Action Item list for earlier notes, including previous discussions about AHRQ. Ray will contact AAMI to explore their sponsorship of PCD. The Heart Rhythm Society’s (HRS’s) application to join IHE did not include funds to support IDCO. Lisa and HIMSS are supportive of PCD finding additional sponsorship. Ray will attempt to set an appointment with Mary at AAMI during the AAMI meeting. The cochairs began discussing the business case that might be offered. Manny briefly summarized the current state of the HIMSS budget, noting that HIMSS is unable to provide the significant increase in funding PCD requires, in particular funding for a portion of Todd's time. Lisa will defend the budget this week. Touching base with AHRQ – end of May, early June. Change date to May 26. Ray will speak with Mary before she talks with Steve Lieber. Talks continue with HIMSS and AAMI. Manny will ask Ray to provide an update on the possibility of AAMI's participation. Aug. 18:Todd will send a letter to ACCE for the grant funds. Todd will ask Celina for the budget figure and last year’s for comparison that Lisa promised. F2F May 3, 2010: Global spread of PCD will require support for Connectathons and Showcases overseas; growth is beyond the ability of HIMSS and ACCE to support PCD. April 26, 2011: The Cochairs will meet with Lisa Spellman and Christel Anderson Friday to discuss inviting AAMI as a cosponsor. July 12, 2010: Mary Logan will likely sign the agreement when she returns from vacation. AAMI is preparing an announcement. Sept. 20, 2011: Close.
87	Recruit Vendors for Cycle 4 and HIMSS10	Manny, ACM and MEM leaders (John, Monroe, Steve)		July 7, 2009	Closed Nov. 10, 2009	Manny to call a few vendors and then follow up with cochairs to set up webinars if appropriate. Masimo and Spacelabs have confirmed their commitments. Tom Schultz and Nick Steblay indicated that as many as four companies have expressed interest in receiving the IDCO messages. Manny spoke with a number of vendors in the AAMI exhibit hall and has coordinated recruiting with Steve for MEM and will do so with Monroe and John for ACM. He suggested PCD provide webinars to recruit, orient new participants, and one for Verizon. Manny to seek an orientation / orientations for this cycle: one for newcomers, one for all (review existing work, profiles, dates). Establish one for Verizon. Manny to seek an orientation / orientations for this cycle: one for newcomers, one for all (review existing work, profiles, dates). Establish one for Verizon. Todd has spoken with Stryker about becoming directly involved and with Roche (insulin pump). Manny will talk with Ascom. Manny to follow up with Verizon and Masimo. Ken will present at Tim Gee’s connectivity meeting. Manny to follow up with Nick on EMR and other vendors he volunteered to reach out to. Aug. 18: Todd noted that the cochairs are on the hook for the AAMI article. Sept. 15: Manny to ask Cerner about their participation this year, and specifically for PIV IOP.
88	Cycle 4 Status	All		June 2, 2009	CLOSED	Cycle 4: WCM anticipates a series of decisions with serious discussion. WCM is several months away. Implementation for a New Directions demonstration is feasible. Other Developments: ACM – Monroe is attempting to recruit vendors for the AM-AC links; DPI WP – Todd is proceeding to lead its development; MEM WP – Steve is making progress with this group. IDCO votes are overwhelmingly in favor of release. Manny will check on voting eligibility. ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Profiles/IDCO/IHE_PCD_TF_Supplement_IDCO_2009-06.doc. The Profile / White Paper list was updated and will be sent to Lisa. Other items on the list: WCM ready in the Fall, as part of next cycle; PIV mid-June, for this cycle; RTM next week sometime – it will be an update to the previously published version (last year) with lots of additional items in the tables; it is provided with Change Tracking; DPI August 1, White Paper; MEM mid-July, White Paper. IDCO is out for public comment. - PIV – Todd is working to have PIV updates ready for TC ballot and then public comment release. There are a number of issues that need to be resolved. o IHE will be asked whether Enhanced ACK is required or only popular - an issue that needs to be resolved. Steve indicated a need to separate RTLS from MEM in order to collaborate with vendors who are not interested in other aspects of MEM. This will become a new profile proposal arising from discussions with vendors. IDCO - Paul reported that they have reviewed and developed responses to the public comments. The next step is a ballot to move this to the TI version. August 18: Ken will review Lisa's editing of the IDCO TI version. Sept. 15: Todd will ask Steve Moore about Interoperability Statements for Content Profiles. Nov. 30, 2010: Paul suggested there remains a need to determine how the WCM transaction is initiated, will it be embedded. Ken will address this. Close
89	Stakeholder Survey	Ray, Manny		June 2, 2009	Closed Nov. 10, 2009; Continued in the PC	Ray and Manny updated the survey questions and sent it for PCD review. Ken reminded the group that one response was received. Manny will discuss with Ray when he returns from vacation. Following the review Ray will submit to HIMSS Analytics. Close the old (#61)and open new item with date of early June to send to HIMSS. Manny to ask Ray to submit the survey to HIMSS.Ray submitted the survey to HIMSS.

Action Items 90-99

Number	Action	Owner	Participants	Due Date	Status	Comments
90	ASTM MOU	Ken		January 5, 2010	CLOSE
92	TF Revision	Ken, Todd, John		May 25, 2011	Closed	TF Revision Review Date changed 1/4/11): - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Nov. 30, 2010: Remove Volume 4. - Workflow & Semantic Profiles vs. transactions (esp. WCM, ACM & RTM) - Outlines April 26, 2011: Change date to end of May. September 20, 2011: Close; will open a new one if needed as a reminder.
93	V&V & IHE	Ken		January 1, 2010	CLOSE	Nov. 30, 2010: It is addressed in the TF volume 1. Close
94	Cycle 5				Closed November 10, 2009	Aug. 18: Domain Coordinating Committee asked which profiles would be addressed in 2010-11; the Brief Profile Proposals will be reviewed at the F2F. PCD needs to determine what the calendar should be for the Detailed and Brief Proposals. Ken will take this question to Lisa. Manny to solicit Brief Profile Proposals and refer to existing proposals that haven't been addressed. Manny to check F2F commitments – for example ID binding at point of care – Khalid offered to provide this proposal.
95	Clarification of HL7 copyright issues				CLOSED	Transferred from PC Nov. 11, 2009. November 30, 2010: Close
96	Recruiting for the 2011 Connectathon, Showcase	Manny	All	Open	CLOSED	March 9: Manny to contact Jim Keller for L&D vendors.November 30, 2010: Close
97	PCD Schedule				CLOSE	F2F May 4, 2010: Schedule needs updating to be consistent with HIMSS' domains' and PCD's plans. November 30, 2010: Close
98	Promoting PCD to ONC	Cochairs		February 4, 2011	Close	Tuesday, Oct. 19: The PCD will send an email to Joyce and Elliot will speak with her, for HIMSS/Joyce to promote devices and related systems. Cochairs. Manny to send email to Joyce and Elliot. John Garguilo suggested that Todd’s technical note be a vehicle for communication - TN 905. Nov. 30, 2010: Continua utilizes CDA and made that known to ONC. January 4, 2011: Change date. April 26, 2011: John Garguilo noted the presentations made by several people that were made at the recent ONC meeting. Presenters included John Garguilo, Elliot Sloane, Dale Wiggins, Charles Parisot, John Zaleski, and Todd Cooper on March 28, 2011. Close.
99	International Connectathons, Showcases	Manny	Cochairs	February 4, 2011	Close	Friday, Oct. 22: Ask Lisa Spellman about non-US Connectathon and Showcases. Is there a role for Todd Cooper (e.g., his recent work w/ IHE-Korea and IHE-Japan)? Learn more about IHE pre-qualification "to be involved with a Connectathon..." Course (cost involved). Ask Lisa for update on results of non-US Connectathon/Showcase. November 16, 2010: Manny contacted Sandy Vance. November 30,2010: Manny to follow up. January 4, 2011: Change date. Todd has been engaged in supporting the upcoming Korean Connectathon. Close.

Action Items 100-109

Number	Action	Owner	Participants	Due Date	Status	Comments
100	Develop PCD/FDA Communications	Cochairs		February 15, 2011	Close	Friday, Oct. 22: Relationship of IHE-PCD w/ FDA – Does IHE have a liaison? PCD could, for example, send updates to IHE/FDA liaison, if a liaison can be established. November 30, 2010: Sandy Weininger has participated in the ICE-PAC meetings. January 4, 2011: Manny to ask Joyce. April 26, 2011: Terry Reed contacted John Garguilo regarding RTM and UDI. Sandy Weininger continues to monitor PAC and ICE-PAC. John Murray commented on the MEM Security WP. Close.
101	Showcase Standards Section	John Garguilo, Paul		February 1, 2011	Close	November 30,2010: Manny suggested that the Showcase include a segment devoted to standards used (HL7, IEEE, RTM, Continua) and one devoted to explaining why standards-based solutions to interoperability are advantageous. Paul and John Garguilo will take leadership. January 4, 2011: Change date. April 26, 2011: Close as completed.
102	Set Dates for Spring F2F	Cochairs		Dec. 13, 2011	Closed	Next F2F (April/May 2012) determine a week (not adjacent to HL7/IEEE WG meetings) - possible location - Carefusion in San Diego (AFC :-) due date? (22 November: ITI suggested co-locating our F2F at Oak Brook. Manny suggests asking them to set aside one day with PCD reps and Webex). November 29, 2011: PCD will not meet with ITI, but it is desired to have a couple of representatives attend the ITI meeting. December 13, 2011: Manny to poll Cochairs, Paul, Todd, Elliot for conflicts. May 13-18 is Spring HL7 meeting. International programming may precede. HL7.org. ATA is April 29 – May 1. April 30 for F2F? Jan. 3, 2012: This will be the week of April 23. March 20, 2012: ACM summit Monday the 23rd. Close.

Action Items 110-119

Number	Action	Owner	Participants	Due Date	Status	Comments

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