North America 2009
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Connectathon Managers' Resources for Implementers
This page is maintained by the Connectathon Managers (Moore, Felhofer). If your company has signed you up to participate in the North American Connectathon in February 2009, you should bookmark this page and come back often.
First:
- ensure you get Connectathon-related announcements by registering for the NA2009 Connectathon google group: http://groups.google.com/group/ihe-north-america-connectathon-2009
- mark the Connectathon deadlines on your schedule
- read the Connectathon rules
- read the Connectathon fact sheet for participants
After that, the resources you need to succeed at the Connectathon are found below. Good luck, and ask us questions if you need help (but do 1 through 4 first). -- Steve and Lynn
Contents |
Kudu Registration
Registration is done in the web-based Kudu system. This was open August 26, 2008 - September 30, 2008, but is now closed.
Thorough / Supportive Testing
The default registration in Kudu is for thorough testing.
If you want to register for Supportive Testing, you should consult this spreadsheet to be posted here by Oct 5. It lists the profiles to be tested and the procedure for requesting Supportive Testing. After the 1st week of Nov, you can no longer request supportive testing.
Sept - Dec 2008: Implementation, Pre-connectathon Testing & Training
- Requirements Documents for Implementers
- The page Summary of IHE Technical Requirements lists the set of IHE documents that should be consulted. The Connectathon relies on requirements defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks. For some profiles, those requirements are contained in more than one document. This occurs because we have final text from prior years and then supplements and Change Proposals for the current year. Use this page as a pointer to the relevant documentation for each profile.
- Profile Risk Assessment
- This paragraph is written 9-Oct-2008. Connectathon registration is now closed. Subscription to individual profiles is never uniform. This spreadsheet NA 2009 Profile Registration lists each profile and our assessment of our ability to test the profile during the February 2009 Connectathon. We will update the page and send announcements if things change. The assessment for HITSP is incomplete.
- Pre-Connnectathon (MESA) Testing - Each system participating in a Connectathon is required to run a set of pre-Connectathon tests, based on the actors/profiles you registered for, and upload the test results into Kudu . First find out which tests are required for your system, then download the tools and documentation you need.
- Pre-Connectathon Test Requirements
- Pre-Connectathon Test Tools and Documentation
- Pre-Connectathon Test Main Page: Tools and Documentation
- Pre-Connectathon Samples (images, reports, CDA documents): see Kudu under MESA Tests -> Pre-connectathon....Objects
- Index to available tools
- Collaborative Resources for Implementers
- You can join the Google Group for XDS implementors where developers seek help and share tips for implementing the XDS.a/.b profiles.
- Project Manager Defined Testable Assertions
- Training Opportunities
- Movie Snippets: Short audio/visual presentations on "how to do xxx"
Jan - Feb 2009: Connectathon Preparation
To start Connectathon week prepared, there are technical tasks (eg configuration) you must complete before arriving in Chicago. Here is the documentation you need to complete those tasks before you ship your system. To determine which tasks are required for you, scan down the first 2 columns in the table to find the profiles/actors which match those implemented in your connectathon test system.
| Profile | Actor(s) | Your Required Task | Reference(s) | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | Complete Service Kit, including ordering Electrical Service for your table at the connectathon. | http://www.ihe.net/north_america/connectathon_2009_logistics.cfm | 2009.02.06 |
| All | All | Read Connectathon Network description. This is a document that describes the network design. | Media:connectathon-network-descriptioni-2009-1.doc | 2008.12.10 |
| All | All | Read Connectathon Network details (DNS, netmask and more). Configure your system as necessary. | http://ihe-kudu.wustl.edu/na2009/network_configuration.php | 2009.02.06 |
| All | All | Load your system with your partners' configuration information (eg. ports, URLs, DICOM AE Titles...) | http://ihe-kudu.wustl.edu/na2009/network_configuration.php | 2009.02.06 |
| ATNA | Secure Nodes, Secure Applications | Install your digital certificate on your system | http://ihe-kudu.wustl.edu/na2009/certificates.php | 2008.12.31 |
| ATNA | Secure Nodes, Secure Applications | Complete the ATNA Questionnaire and submit it with pre-connectathon test results | Media:ATNA_Questionnaire_2010.doc | 2009.12.01 |
| PCC profiles | Content Creators | Test your documents against the schematron files used by the NIST CDA Guideline Validation Tool | http://xreg2.nist.gov/cda-validation/downloads/IHE_PCC_ALL_20081223.tar.gz
...or from the download page at: http://xreg2.nist.gov/cda-validation/downloads.html Please note that these schematron files check for conformance against IHE PCC rules only. Running XML documents through these schematron files will not check them against any Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA R2), Continuity of Care (CCD) or CDA For Common Document Types (CDA4CDT) rules which the PCC specifications may require. | 2009.02.06 |
| SWF, CATH, ECHO, STRESS, MAWF | ADT, OP, OF, MOD | Load HL7 & DICOM code tables onto your system. | http://ihewiki.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/Connectathon-Codes | 2009.02.06 |
| SVS | Value Set Repositories | Load these SVS-formatted code set onto your system. | ZIP file with connectathon codes in SVS format | 2009.02.06 |
| SWF, CATH, ECHO, STRESS, MAWF | ADT | Load demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:ris-mall-demographics-2009.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| XDS.a, XDS.b | Document Registry | Load demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:ris-mall-demographics-2009.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| XCA | Gateways | Configure your system with your homeCommunityID OID | http://ihewiki.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/NA2009-XDS_homeCommunityId_OIDs | 2009.02.06 |
| PIX, PIXv3, PDQ, PDQv3 with Pediatric Demo option | PIX Patient Identity Source or PDQ Supplier | Load these pediatric demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:Connectathon_TwinUseCases.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| PIX, PIXv3 | PIX Manager | Load demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:ris-mall-demographics-2009.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| PDQ, PDQv3 | Patient Demog. Supplier | Load demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:ris-mall-demographics-2009.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| XDS.a, XDS.b | Document Registry | Load demographics for these patients onto your system. | Media:ris-mall-demographics-2009.xls | 2009.02.06 |
| XDS.a, XDS.b | Doc Registries, Doc Sources, Doc Consumers | Load OIDs/Codes for XDS metadata onto your systems. | http://ihe-kudu.wustl.edu/na2009/xds_affinity_domain.php?highlight=6_4 | Prior to start of pre-connectathon testing, through the Connectathon |
| Radiology, Cardiology, ITI | all workflow actors | Read through full workflow tests to be run on Wed & Thur of connectathon week | Media:SWFPIR_workflow.doc Media:XDS_workflow.doc Media:ECHO_workflow.doc Media:STRESS_workflow.doc | prior to connectathon week |
Feb 23-27, 2009: Connectathon Week Survival
The Connectathon Managers define the Connectathon test process used during Connectathon week. It is based on the IHE Technical Frameworks, experience in the industry, and prior Connectathons.
This section lists supplemental documents you will need during the IHE North America 2009 Connectathon. These documents apply only to that connectathon.
- Daily Schedule: Media:connectathon-Feb2009-Schedule.xls
- North America 2009: Exceptions to the 3 instance rule
- Where can I find a partner who is testing the XYZ option of profile ABC? Media:na2009_system_options.xls
- Description of support tools provided by IHE at Connectathon
- Bill Majurski - Connectathon preparation for XDS participants
- Patient_IDs_at_the_Feb09_Connectathon
- How to use the HL7 Proxy during the Connectahton
- Wed/Thurs Group test assignments: Media:NA2009_group_test_assignment-1.xls
- Mon/Tues Assigned partners for XDS.a/.b, SWF, XUA, and ATNA logging: Media:NA2009_partners.xls
