Transitions of Care Harmonization Process

Jillian Wanner

Harmonization Lead

April 8, 2011

Introduction

• Volunteer Leads• SWG Activities this week• SWG Meeting Structure moving forward• Virtual Round – Feedback and Concerns

Volunteer Leads

• Still need interest and openings for a number of SWG lead slots

• Full notice on SWG leads will go out to the entire harmonization WG early next week

• Volunteer leads will assume their roles starting next week

SWG Structure and Meeting Time Adjustments

• In recognition of people’s time and availability for weekly meetings– Merge Architecture SWG and Implementation

Requirements SWG – Merge Clinical Information Model SWG and

Vocabulary SWG. – Move these 2 SWG’s to a bi-weekly 1 hour meeting

schedule• Most of the work of these SWG’s can be conducted virtually

– No change in mission or scope

Other SWG Structure Changes

• Standards Analysis SWG will continue current meeting schedules on a weekly basis

• 30-60 minute meetings to discuss variances and complete identification and harmonization of variances, as well as analysis of requirements mapping to standards

Communications and Outreach

• If you have trouble making the calls…..– Weekly email reminders to SWG members– Blog notices

• http://siframework.typepad.com

– Twitter notices• @siframework Twitter feed• #siframework hashtag

– Monthly S&I Framework newsletter

• We will send out links/reminders for content as its posted for review and comment

Standards Analysis

• Work this week• Review Standards Analysis on wiki site for

requirements mapping to the standards– Matrix up on the wiki, can be reviewed online or

offline – we will send a link

• Prioritize the variances– We will provide a mechanism to highlight high priority

variances

Clinical Information Model/Vocabulary SWG

• Work this week– Review Clinical Information Model scope statement

on the wiki – we will send out a link– Review Clinical Information Model examples on the

wiki• Archetype models• FHIM models

Architecture/Implementation Requirements SWG

• Work this week• Review initial policies and services on the wiki

site– From review of past HITSP and HL7 work– We will send out a link

• Review architecture models on wiki site– Modeling started by S&I Framework Architecture team

Public Health SWG

• To kickoff next week

Next 7 Days

• Familiarize yourself with the wiki– If you need help, we are here to provide it

• Volunteer leads – we will also be doing a wiki seminar to help get you up to speed on working through a wiki

• Review the implementation guide matrix and identify variances

• Review clinical information model examples and comment• Review Lab Use Case In-Scope Test List and comment

VIRTUAL ROUND – QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?