Patient Care Coordination

IHE Patient Care Coordination (PCC) domain was established in July 2005 to deal with integration issues that cross providers, patient problems or time. It deals with general clinical care aspects such as document exchange, order processing, and coordination with other specialty domains. PCC also addresses workflows that are common to multiple specialty areas and the integration needs of specialty areas that do not have a separate domain within IHE.

IHE Patient Care Coordination manages the PCC Profiles and the PCC Technical Framework.

Timeline : 2007-2008 Development Cycle

Timeframe	Activity	Scheduled	Location
2006
Oct.	Submit Brief Profile Proposals to Planning Committee (PC)	Oct X - Deadline	E-mail
Oct.	PC Selects "Short List" of Profiles	Sept X	T-Con
Jan .	PC Selects Final Profiles	Jan X	Chicago
Mar.	Profile development kickoff meeting (TC Meeting)	Mar X, 2007	Chicago
2007
Mar.	Profile development meeting: finalize supplements for public comment (TC)	Mar X, 2007	Chicago
Jun.	Publication of Public Comment Supplements	Jun X, 2007	www.ihe.net
Jul.	Deadline for submission of public comments of profile supplements	Jul X	www.ihe.net
Jul./Aug.	Reconciliation of public comments received (TC Meeting)	Aug TBA. 2007	Chicago
Aug.	Publication of Trial Implementation Supplements		www.ihe.net
Aug.	Publication of Final Text Technical Framework (if appropriate)		www.ihe.net
2008
Jan.	Test implementations at Connectathon	Jan ??-??	Chicago

Current Activity

Contact the PCC Technical Committee if you would like to participate, or watch for Public Comment drafts in mid-July, 2007.

Participation

As a Clinician / Patient Advocate

Get involved in the planning committee. This is where the clinical problems are discussed and prioritized. The planning committee is an open group and is interested in having your input! Bring us your interoperability problems! You can also help by participating in the himss showcase scenario definitions.

You can do this by:

1. Send us a note saying you’re interested so we can get you on the list-serves.
2. Come to face to face meetings, and attend the telephone conferences.
3. Submit your profile proposals by:
   • Fill out this template.
   • Submit the propsal draft to us.
   • Attend the november planning meeting to help clarify and prioritize your proposal
   • Follow up by submitting a the formal proposal
   • Attend the joint planning/technical meeting to explain your idea to the technical committee
   • Any additional resources you can provide toward the problem will help prioritize getting your proposal solidified more quickly.

As a Hospital Administrator

In addition to getting involved in the planning committee, hold your vendor accountable. Put a statement in your rfp that indicates you want the vendor to support the actor in the profile you desire.

As an Implementer

Get involved in the Technical Committee. Help make sure profiles are feasible and will work for you. Implement the profile, and come experience the Connectathon. Send us a note saying you’re interested so we can get you on the list-serves.

Profile Selection

These Brief Profile Proposals were submitted for the 2007-2008 Development Cycle:

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These Detailed Profile Proposals were short-listed and evaluated by the Technical Committee

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These items were selected by the Planning Committee for this Cycle:

Demonstrations & Presentations

Date	Location	Event	Details
2007.02.25-2006-03.01	New Orleans, LA	HIMSS 2007	HIMSS Interoperability Showcase

See Also

PCC Planning Committee

PCC Technical Committee

This page is based on the Domain Template.