SDC@IHE White Paper

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Overview

This white paper provides an overview of the Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) standards, implementations and tools, and explores how this type of device-to-device communication architecture can be integrated into IHE technical framework elements (profiles, volumes 1 / 2 / 3, etc.), and how these devices and systems can be tested within IHE connectathon and conformity assessment programs. Certification of SDC-enabled devices and systems is the ultimate goal, targeting the 2021 time frame. The white paper will include specific profiling project proposals as well as a roadmap and timeline.

White Paper Drafts

Drafts of the white paper and supporting materials are maintained in this Google drive.

Current White Paper Draft is here.

Proposed Process & Timeline

The process for developing and publishing an IHE white paper is as follows (a sleuthed by John Rhoads):

• The go-ahead from the committees (Approved in the IHE PCD '19 Spring meetings in Tucson AZ)
• There is a defined Word template where the templates are on the FTP site.
• Notification to IHE publication department (doc specialists - Mary Jungers) when ready to issue for Public Comment
• Have the TC and PC look at it when ready and approve issuing for Public Comment
• 30-day Public Comment period
• Resolve with any comments and edit in any desired changes based on comments
• Re-label without the Public Comment label
• Send to IHE Document Specialist for final publication prep
• IHE publishes onto ihe.net

Based on the process an "aggressive but aspirationally doable" timeline was agreed:

     2019-JUL-15    Circulate draft white paper for IHE PCD internal public comment approval
     2019-JUL-22    Submit to IHE Documentation Publication Specialist
     2019-JUL-31    Publish White Paper for public comment
     2019-AUG       Public Comment Period
     2019-SEP       Comment resolution & finalization (incl. at HL7 X73 WGM in Atlanta, GA)
     2019-SEP-23    Submit to IHE Documentation Publication Specialist for final preparation
     2019-SEP-30    Publish Final White Paper (with proposed roadmap & timeline)
     2019-OCT-15    IHE PCD action roadmap at "fall" F2F at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL 

Note: Timeline has been updated per feedback from IHE Document Publication specialist.

Meeting Information & Notes

SDC@IHE WP WebEx 2019-06-06

SDC@IHE WP WebEx 2019-05-30

SDC@IHE WP WebEx 2019-05-23