Process

<Note: All Process pages are currently very much Strawman documents>

Procedures & Processes

<Work is being done on a set of IHE Bylaws which will cover many of these topics>

The IHE Procedures Document is currently just a copy of the DICOM Bylaws

How to start a domain

How to start a National Initiative

Committee Membership Process

Profile Development Process

General Technical Framework Documentation Process

New Directions Process

Final Text Process

Change Proposal Process

Evaluation of Published Profiles

Process Improvement Suggestions from IHE Europe

Role Responsibilities

The IHE Organizational Structure describes the IHE Committees, their responsibilities and relationships to each other.

Within those committees there are a number of specific roles:

• Domain Sponsor Liaison
• Domain Planning Committee Cochair
• Domain Technical Committee Cochair
• Domain Clinical Liaison
• Domain Planning Committee Member
• Domain Technical Committee Member
• Volume Editor

• Regional Committee Cochair

• Connectathon Domain Project Manager
• Connectathon Auditor

Tool Usage

What Tools to Use for Which Things

Guides

Writing Technical Frameworks

IHE Profile Design Principles and Conventions

See Also

There are many good documents we can draw from:

DICOM

• DICOM Procedures (Bylaws)
• DICOM Members Handbook - lots of good material!

KAVI - Resources for Consortia

• Operating Policies and Procedures - Engineering a Process for Standards Setting Success
• Foundations for Successful Standards Setting - Properly Defining and Implementing Policies and Procedures
• Technology Infrastructure for Standards Consortia