Connectathon Week Game Plan

Lynn FelhoferSarah Willis-Garcia

1. Connectathon Testing Process

2. Onsite-considerations / logistics /daily schedule

3. Gazelle ‘how to’ for Connectathon week

Plus, Q & A

Three-part presentation

Scope:• Procedures & strategies for managing your

testing activities• Not covered today:– Specific requirements for tests within a domain– But, I will show how you can review tests

Intended audience: • first-timers or anyone wanting a refresher

1. Connectathon Testing Process

Vocabulary• Participant (500+)

• Peer / partner / test system (154)

• Test (peer-to-peer & no-peer)• Test Instance• Connectathon results / “grading”• Staff / responsibilities– monitor – domain technical project manager

• Paul (PCD), Lynn (ITI, Rad, Card), Steve (QRPH, PCC, HSP), Eric (Lab, Pharm, Path)

– connectathon technical manager• Lynn, Steve, Eric

– tool support

General process for the weekYou!!...• Identify a test to run• Select a test partner; make arrangements to test• Start a test instance• Do the steps / gather evidence• Mark test ‘to be verified’

• (3846)• Wait for a monitor / move on to other work

Domain Technical Project Managers:• Nightly “grading” (1304)

• Manual process• Options are not included in final results reported by IHE

You:• Nightly planning – reassessment• Bug fixing?

Setting context:…what is a connectathon test?

• A sample test step

• Anatomy of a test instance (PIX_Feed example)

Test Status Values

• Set by you: Set by monitors:

– Running - Verified– Paused - Partially verified– To be verified - Failed– Critical (thurs/fri)– Aborted (terminal state)

Tips for Connectathon test review

http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/tips-connectathon-test-review

Strategies for success• Good practice for a two-person team

• Be excellent at gathering evidence in a TI; think now about how you will do that

• Set priorities / assess progress daily / make adjustments

• Top 10 tips are publishedhttp://gazelle.ihe.net/content/10-connectathon-preparation-tips-pros

• Specific goals for Monday…

Monday’s testing priorities• Configure & connect to any tools• Complete Consistent Time test• Content Creators – submit CDA ; C-CDA docs

into gazelle for evaluation• Modalities – submit DICOM samples into gazelle

and Central Archive• Submit your XDM & PDI media• Any other tests labeled “*_Do_This_First” or

“*_Read_This_First”• In general, work on other no-peer tests before

starting peer-to-peer tests

Miscellaneous but important notes• There is no “failure” at the connectathon• Who are valid test partners?• Exceptions to “3-instance” rule• There is no “partial credit” on a test instance• You are required to stay & be a partner even when you

have finished your work• You cannot *start* testing a profile on Friday• Noon on Friday is a dead stop• No results are accepted after noon Friday• No test instances are evaluated after noon Friday

Logistics• Connectathon Week resources pagehttp://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2015-week-resources

• Testing schedule / access to connectathon floor

• Communication during the week:– PULL method (aka: I need help!)• Now! – come and see us• Not urgent -- send email (expect an evening answer)

– PUSH method: • No verbal announcements to the group• Twice daily news: 9am / 1:30pm

Logistics (cont.)• Registration & Check-in• Connectathon Badge Policies– Online badge registration closes Friday

• Security• Dress Code– Keep it casual and comfortable– Cleveland = Cold

• Accommodations & Travel– Area Parking

• IHE USA Staff is readily available to answer questions!

3. Gazelle “how to”

Connectathon menu

Connectathon page controls

Connectathon page - simple

Connectathon page – com

plex

Meta test example

Using the Connectathon Results page

Reported results (results database):Pass

Internal to gazelle:No peerWithdrawnDid Not Complete At Risk

Connectathon results (with detail)

Other training

http://gazelle.ihe.net/training

• Sample exchange

• Patient generation & sharing

• Using the gazelle proxy

Mini Proxy intro

Misc. tips & tricks• User preferences• Skype ID • Find a monitor• Search box• Browser recommendation• Gazelle on a tablet

A note about our monitors…

Q & A