S&I+Framework+Newsletter+-+2011-04-05

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=Coordinator’s Introduction= “The initiatives have been making fantastic progress. The CDA Consolidation project is ready to ballot on a set of substantially clearer and more consistent revisions to key CDA common templates; the Transitions of Care and Lab Results Initiatives are completing user story and use case work and are proceeding into getting concrete with applying real-world standards to those use cases. With just the work currently underway, we are on track to make substantial improvements to the US healthcare delivery system. Imagine a world where all providers receive electronic laboratory results and coordinate all care transitions with high quality, actionable, meaningful data --- this is the world you are all making possible.” //-Arien Malec// //Coordinator, S&I Framework//

=S&I Framework in the blogosphere and on Twitter!=
 * Read the S&I Framework blog at http://siframework.typepad.com.
 * Follow us [|@siframework] on Twitter. Use the [|#siframework] hashtag in your tweets and to see what others are saying.

=CDA Consolidation Project=

Consolidation Project Timeline

 * 4/4: Review draft of publication, ballot submission review
 * 4/8: HL7 Ballot Submission

3/29 Harmonization Workgroup Meeting

 * The comment period for Harmonization Analysis concluded on 3/28, although the HL7 ballot process provides a 30-day period to solicit further comments on the consolidated IG for ballot
 * The [|Harmonization analysis] is available for review on the Wiki

3/30 Documentation Workgroup Meeting

 * The Documentation WG discussed the [|tabular format] for the consolidated IG
 * A proposal for non-consolidated templates was discussed by the Documentation WG

=Transition of Care Initiative=

Key Dates

 * 4/6: Meeting to resolve any outstanding issues. Consensus voting closes.
 * 4/8: Final UC package delivered

Use Case & Requirements Workgroup Meeting 3/30

 * [|Scenario 1] & [|Scenario 2]Update
 * Verbal consensus achieved on both scenarios
 * [|Use Case Diagram SWG]Update
 * Verbal consensus achieved
 * Virtual [|Care Planning SWG] is continuing.

Harmonization Meeting 4/1

 * Harmonization workgroup kickoff
 * New wiki here: http://wiki2.siframework.org
 * New platform addresses user interface concerns from the JIRA site
 * Workgroup will meet every Friday at 12pm ET
 * Register for the GoToWebinar here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/379522166

=Laboratory Results Interface Initiative=

Key Dates

 * 4/5: [|Functional Requirements & Dataset Considerations SWG] Kickoff
 * 4/14: Finalize In Scope Lab Tests

Use Case & Requirements Workgroup Meeting 3/31

 * [|In Scope Tests SWG]Update
 * In scope tests from UC team will be used to inform the Harmonization Vocab WG which will actually select terminologies, value sets and data types
 * [|Success Metrics]Update
 * Reviewed draft questionnaire to establish current baseline and measures to show success. Call on committed members to complete questionnaire
 * [|Use Case Diagrams & Scenarios]Update
 * Scenario 1
 * Agreed to simplify actors and flow, just provider and lab
 * Extended discussion of flow and activity diagram
 * Scenario 2
 * No final resolution - work continues in SWG

Harmonization Meeting 3/31

 * Harmonization workgroup kickoff
 * New wiki here: http://wiki2.siframework.org
 * New platform addresses user interface concerns from the JIRA site
 * Workgroup will meet every Thursday at 11am ET
 * Register for the GoToWebinar here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/946638902

=Cross Initiative Updates=
 * ToC & LRI [|Use Case Simplification SWG]Update
 * The simplification matrix has been updated, Frieda Hall provided mapping of lab message data elements to the baseline CCR/CCD sections and data elements. Not much overlap
 * Need participants to compare sections and data elements from Consolidation initiative to existing CCD/CCR