LRI+Validation+Suite+WG+2011-08-30

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 * LRI Validation Suite Meeting Minutes **
 * Date: ** 8/30/2011

Tom Boal, Steven Cason, Gokulkumar Chandran, David Colbert, Robert Coli, Joan DuHaime, Cynthia Levy, Cynthia Madison, Anitha Rathinam, SI Framework, Sheryl Taylor, Ingrid Williams
 * Attendance **

Note: If you attended this meeting and are not listed above, please contact David Colbert ( David.L.Colbert@lmco.com  or 443-348-2828) to be added to the list.

===**Agenda **===
 * Updated Charter and Scope
 * Accessing test data options
 * Review of LIS Test Plan Template
 * Review of EHR Test Plan Template
 * Planning

Rob Snelick revisited the LRI Validation Suite WG Charter Overview.
 * Updated Charter and Scope**


 * Acquiring test data options**

There has been little response to efforts to acquire test data. Plan B is to reach out to the Vocabulary WG to identify key points we should begin with. We do have some example messages, though they have not been verified. We need to continue to seek participants. Personal outreach will be a key element of this. Rob asked for a list of Vocabulary WG members, specifically those members who were most involved.


 * Action:** Cynthia Levy will reach out to Cindy Johns regarding assistance with test data.

Bob Coli suggested that including multiple tests, such as a comprehensive metabolic profile of 22-23 tests, could significantly reduce the workload involved in created 137 individual tests.


 * Action:** Bob will look into reducing the test set by combining tests.

The IG group is making sure they have tests that cover all the conformance requirements.
 * Review of Implementation Guide**
 * **Identifying conformance requirements**
 * **Specifying the conformance requirements**

There will be test plans for the LIS system and test plans for the EHR systems. There will be a one-to-one linkage for test cases.

Rob led a review of the draft LIS Test Plan. A summary list of all test cases will be included.
 * Review of LIS Test Plan Template -** common boilerplate identifying test flow.


 * Review of EHR Test Plan Template**

LRI Val. Suite WG intends to use the Messaging Workbench tool. Admittedly, some things cannot be tested without context. The underlying problem is not generating messages, it is getting good, realistic data.

It appears there are many more LOINC numbers than the 137 tests. For instance, a complete blood count will yield a multitude of results, each of which may have a separate LOINC, not a one-to-one mapping. Ron said for LM to document what they just discussed what kind of lab test results are about, how the different lab companies use different LOINC codes. A PSA test could map to several LOINC codes, depending on the methodology used. There might be variations. LM did an extract of the spreadsheets on the Vocabulary Wiki page and came up with more than 400 LOINC codes represented in the 137 tests. LOINC codes are related not only to lab results, but also to lab orders. A lab might do the same test for multiple orders, but based on how it was ordered the LOINC codes may vary.

What do we supply in the Test Data sheet?


 * Planning**


 * Action Items. **

Participants are to review this spreadsheet and share comments using the discussion tab on the WG wiki page. Tom Boal, LRI Support team, is also available to discuss the content. Any changes can be incorporated during the week. cc: Rob Snelick, Tom Boal, and Joan DuHaime in email conversations on the spreadsheets.

Freida Hall mentioned a tool on the HL7 website, Messaging Workbench. It would need to be adapted for the implementation guide, but would be a good way to create messages.

Next Steps/Q&A
NIST and ONC will soon hold a Face-to-Face planning meeting in Gaithersburg, MD to plan next steps.

Next Meeting
** WebEx link: [|siframework2.webex.com] ** ** Dial-in: 1-408-600-3600  | Passcode: (see LRI Validation Suite WG page). **
 * Date: Tuesday, 9/01/2011**
 * Time: 1****:00 p.m. EDT**

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