Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee
Current Activities
The Quality, Research & Public Health Domain (QRPH) Technical Committee is currently focused on reviewing proposed profiles and white papers for the 2008-2009 work cycle that were selected by the Planning Committee at their Oct 20-21 face-to-face meeting and were reviewed in detail at the Technical Committee Nov. 18-19 face-to-face meeting in Chicago. On December 22, 2008, the Planning and Technical Committees will have a joint discussion to make a final decision on profiles and white papers moving forward in 2009 for the QRPH Domain.
Profile Development 2008-2009
All profiles should be written in Word documents and saved to the ftp site; links from the wiki should also be provided. Component work and communication should continue on the wiki as profile development continues. See the Template for Profiles
- Retrieve Protocol for Execution Profile
- Chronic Disease Management Reporting Profile
- Performance Quality Report Profile
- Maternal and Child Health Profile
- Diabetes Care Management White Paper
- New-born screening Planning White Paper
- Pseudonymization White Paper QRPH Planning White Paper
Profile Selection Current Cycle 2008-2009
The following proposals have been evaluated by the Planning and Technical Committees. Final resolution is pending a Planning and Technical Conference Call on December 22, 2008 (see calendar for details).
- Chronic Disease Management Reporting
- Profile Approved - Review by Dec 22 regarding consolidation with Diabetes Care Management
- Retrieve Protocol for Execution Detailed Proposal
- Profile Approved in Technical Committee
- Maternal child health
- Maternal and Child Health Proposal Powerpoint
- Maternal and Child Health First Certificate
- Profile Approved in Technical Committee
- Diabetes Care Management
- White Paper Approved in Technical Committee - Review by Dec 22 regarding consolidation with Chronic Disease Management Reporting
- Performance Quality Report
- Profile Approved in Technical Committee
- New-born screening (This is a Planning White Paper)
- Planning White Paper
- Pseudonymization White Paper under consideration by QRPH Planning Committee
Link to 2007-2008 QRPH Technical Activities
The Quality, Research and Public Health Domain (QRPH) Technical Committee is seeking technical volunteers for assistance in participating in these profiles and white papers. If you would like to participate, contact the Secretary and/or a Co-chair.
If you would like to participate, contact the Secretary and a Co-chair.
Current Meetings
The following table lists all meetings of the Quality, Research & Public Health Domain (QRPH) Technical Committee. All times are in Central Time. All T-con calls use a Webex number sent in an invitation to the meeting. All Chicago (face-to-face) meetings are at RSNA headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois
| Date | Time | Location | Topic | Agenda | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 November 18-19 | All day | RSNA Headquarters, Oakbrook IL | Detailed Proposals for 2008-2009 work cycle | Agenda Nov 18-19 QRPH Tech | * Proposal Evaluation Matrix |
| 2009 Dec 5 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM CST | TCon: Webex Toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239 |
Initial Discussion Performance Quality Report Profile | Review Content, Create Workplan for Performance Quality Report | QRPH Technical Performance Quality Report TC Minutes 5 Dec 2008 |
| 2009 Dec 22 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM CST | TCon WebEx Link |
Joint Planning/Technical Committee TCon to Select Final Profiles; | Agenda QRPH Joint Planning/Technical TCon 22 Dec 2009 | QRPH Planning/Technical TCon 22 Dec 2009 Minutes |
| 2009 | |||||
| 2009 Jan 21 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM CST | TCon Webex Link | Update and Agenda Review for Face-to-Face Meeting |
QRPH 2009 Jan 21 Tech Call Minutes; | |
| 2009 Jan 26-29 | All day | RSNA Headquarters, Oakbrook IL | QRPH Technical Committee Face-to-Face Meeting | Agenda | |
| 2009 Feb 23-27 | All day | Chicago, IL | North American Connectathon | ||
| 2009 Apr 6 - 9 | All day | Chicago, IL | HIMSS 2009 | ||
| 2009 Apr 20-24 | All day | European Union Connectathon | |||
| 2009 May 4 - 6 | All day | RSNA Headquarters, Oakbrook, IL | QRPH Technical Committee Face-to-Face Meeting - Completion of Documents for Public Comment | Agenda | |
| 2009 July 13-17 | All day | RSNA Headquarters, Oakbrook, IL | QRPH Technical Committee Face-to-Face Meeting - Resolution of Public Comments and Preparation of Documents for Publication | Agenda | |
| 2010 | |||||
| 2010 Jan. | All day | Chicago | Test implementations at Connectathon | ||
Working Documents
QRPH Technical Committee Roster
Committee participation is open and voluntary. Roster is based on attendance at one TCON or Face-to-Face meeting within an 18-month period. Policy regarding membership status is being finalized so this list may be adjusted to reflect the policy decision and follow the format of the Committee Page Template.
Representatives with Voting Privileges (shown in the table below as Voting = Yes) may vote and count towards quorum.
Voting Privileges are based on the Roster Role and attendance of the Member Organization for this committee.
Attendance is recorded for the last three meetings. + Present, - Absent, p Proxy (Report errors to the Secretary and/or Cochairs)
NOTE: New Member Organizations are granted Voting Privileges at the start of their second consecutive meeting.
| IHE Member Organizations | Representative Name | Role | Voting | Mar 11-14 | Domain Ballot 4/08 | May 1 | PHDSC WP (6/19) | July 22-25 | Nov 18-19 | Dec QRPH Joint Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIMSS | Didi Davis Lisa Spellman Celina Roth Joyce Sensmeier |
Secretariat | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| RSNA | Chris Carr Mary Lewis, RN Joan McMillen |
Sponsor | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| National Quality Forum | Floyd P. Eisenberg, MD, MPH, Co-chair | Primary | Yes | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Greenway Medical Technologies | Jason Colquitt, Co-chair Daemon Whittenburg Tone Southerland |
Primary Alternate Alternate |
Yes | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Allscripts | Jaime Lucove | Primary | Yes | - | - | - | - | + | + | - |
| American College of Physicians | Thomson Kuhn | Primary | Yes | + | + | - | + | + | - | + |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Steve Steindel | Primary | No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) | Dave Iberson-Hurst Rhonda Facile Gary Walker Landen Bain |
Primary Alternate Alternate |
No | + | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| Cerner | John Gedeon Brian Cass |
Primary Alternate |
No | - | - | - | - | - | (+) | - |
| e-HealthSign, LLC | Lori Reed-Fourquet | Primary | Yes | + | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Epic Systems Corporation | Vassil Peytchev | Primary | Yes | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | (+) | + |
| Fraunhofer ISST | Jorg Caumanns Soren Bittins Raik Kuhlisch |
Primary Alternate Alternate |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GE Healthcare | Harry Solomon Michael (Mike) Lieberman, MD, MS Charles Parisot Keith Boone Hugh Zettel |
Primary Alternate Alternate Alternate Alternate |
No | + | + | + | - | - | + | - |
| GIP-DMP | Ana Estelrich Manuel Metz Charles Rica |
Primary Alternate Alternate |
Yes | + | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| IBM | Roni Ram Sondra Renly |
Primary Alternate |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | (+) |
| Intermountain Healthcare | Jan Orton | Primary | No | - | - | (+) | - | - | - | (+) |
| Intepro Solutions | John Donnelly | Primary | No | - | (+) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa Foundation for Medical Care | Chad Bennett Bob Kaplan |
Primary Alternate |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Misys Healthcare Systems | Jacob Reider MD Shirley Neal RN |
Primary Alternate |
No | + | - | - | (+) | + | - | - |
| Outcome | Dan Levy | Primary | No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Health Data Standards Consortium | Anna Orlova, PhD | Primary | No | + | - | - | - | - | (+) | - |
| SAFE-BioPharma, Assn | Rich Furr | Primary | No | (+) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Software Partners LLC | Alean Kirnak | Primary | No | (+) | - | - | - | - | (+) | - |
| The Joint Commission (HIMSS Representative) | Patty Craig | Primary | Yes | + | - | + | - | + | + | + |
| University Bank | Mick Talley | Primary | No | + | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| Quorum | 7 | |||||||||
| Pending Organization Membership | Representative Name | Role | Voting | Mar 11-14 | Domain Ballot | May 1 | PHDSC WP | July 22-25 | Nov 18-19 | |
| American College of Cardiology | Daniel Roman Ganesan Srinivisan |
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| American Academy of Physicians Assistants | Michael Ellwood, MBA, PA-C | |||||||||
| Alschuler Associates | Liora Alschuler | |||||||||
| Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services | Andrew Hamilton | |||||||||
| American Heart Association | Penelope Solis | |||||||||
| Thomson Healthcare | Jerry Osheroff, MD FACP, FACMI | |||||||||
| American Medical Association | Michael Berkery Sheila Teasdale Delane Heldt |
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| Eclipsys | Robin Raiford | |||||||||
| Gemini Security Solutions | Peter Hesse Walt Turnes |
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| Nsc | Julie Hopkins | |||||||||
| Partners | Jonathan Teich | |||||||||
| Oregon Health Sciences University | Judy Logan | |||||||||
| Quintiles | Gary Walker |
If your organization is an IHE Member and you would like to be added to this roster, please provide the name of your voting representative (and optionally, alternates) to the Secretary at ihe@himss.org.
If your status needs to be adjusted, please contact the Secretary at ihe@himss.org and a Cochair.
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