Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE for Product Planners Ellie Avraham Kodak Health Imaging IHE Planning and Technical Committees Member

Integrating the Healthcare EnterpriseIntegrating the Healthcare Enterprise

IHE for Product Planners

Ellie AvrahamKodak Health Imaging

IHE Planning and Technical Committees Member

IHE Classroom Sessions – RSNA 2004 2

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives The Clinical and Economic benefits of Integrating the

Healthcare Enterprise

Improve Product Functionality by using the IHE Technical Framework

Improve Integrated System Solutions by using IHE Integration Profiles

Learn from IHE Users Success Stories and other IHE information to refine the Products “Business Case” evaluation


Discussion AreasDiscussion Areas

The IHE Deployment Process

IHE Integration Profiles

The Value Proposition from Planning Products and Integrated Solutions using IHE


Integration Solutions Available Today fromMedical Systems Vendors – BUT ...

Modern Healthcare Enterprises in All Countries Are Still Confronted with Problems:(In Spite of IT Standards and Advanced Technology)– Lack of Access to Complete Medical Information– Inconsistent Medical Information

Across Departments and Institutions– Inadequate Communicating of Medical Data

Across Multiple Systems from Different Vendors– Risky Investments in Proprietary Solutions

Challenges of Integration


Prof. Societies Sponsorship

Healthcare Providers & Vendors

Healthcare IT Standards HL7, DICOM, etc.

General IT Standards Internet, ISO, etc.

Interoperable Healthcare IT Solution Specifications

IHE Integration Profile Interoperable Healthcare IT

Solution Specifications IHE Integration Profile

Interoperable Healthcare IT Solution Specifications

IHE Integration Profile Interoperable Healthcare IT

Solution Specifications IHE Integration Profile

IHE Process

IHE drives healthcare standards based-integrationIHE drives healthcare standards based-integration


IHEIHE Process Process - Annual Cycle- Annual Cycle

IHEIntegrationProfiles B

IHEIntegrationProfile A

Easy toIntegrateProducts

IHEConnectathon

ProductWith IHE

IHEDemonstration

User Site

RFPRFP

Standards

IHETechnical

Framework

Product IHE IntegrationProduct IHE IntegrationStatementStatement

IHE IHE ConnectathonConnectathonResultsResults

IHE Technical Framework – Define Standard Integration Solutions

IHE Connectathon Results – Most implemented and tested IHE Solutions

IHE Integration Statements – Most Comertialized IHE Solutions

IHE Success Story – Most Successful Used IHE Solutions


Using IHE for Product Planning

IHE Aid for Global Product Planning– IHE Technical Framework (TF)

> Vol 1: Defines Global Integration Profiles

> Vol 2,3: Defines the TF Transactions details for Development

> Vol 4: Defines the Local National specialization details

– IHE Connectathon Results – Learn what IHE solutions are developed

– IHE User Success Stories – Learn the Clinical and Economic benefits of using products with IHE capabilities.

– IHE Integration Statements – The Commercialized products with IHE capabilities

– RFP’s from customers


IHE Connectathon Resultshttp://www.rsna.org/IHE/connectathon.shtml http://www.rsna.org/IHE/connectathon.shtml

http://www.ihe-europe.org/con_result/http://www.ihe-europe.org/con_result/


IHE User Success Storieshttp://www.rsna.org/IHE/participation/success_stories/index.shtml

•Cleveland Clinic Foundation•Detroit Medical Center•Grossman Imaging Centers•Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genèv•IHE McKay-Dee Hospital•Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital•Magic Valley Regional Medical Center•Mayo Clinic Jacksonville•Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center (OLOL)•VA Puget Sound Health Care System•St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services•Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging•University of Pisa•University of Wisconsin


Deployment of IHE Profiles – Most Used:

- Scheduled Workflow (SWF)

- Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR)- Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI)- Reporting Workflow (RWF)- Basic Security for HIPAA regulations (SEC)

Clinical and Economics Accomplishments

- Improve the Patient Care – Improved data accuracy and Safety, Image Quality & Consistency and time saving due to optimized Workflows and integrated systems

- Improve the clinical practice productivity - reduced manual data entry using the ADT registration in one place and propagate it to all the other systems (PACS, RIS Modality) and reduced errors.

- Optimize the Radiological Workflow (SWF) Reduced the incorrectly or lost studies, using DICOM MWL, MPPS

IHE Success StoriesIHE Success Stories


IHE Integration StatementsIHE Integration Statements document the product IHE capabilities in terms of IHE: Actors and Integration Profiles.- Promote your products with the Integration Statements - Learn from other Vendors Integration Statements the IHE Profiles and Actors supportedThe RSNA links to IHE Integration Statements published by the companies:

- Agfa HealthCare - Philips Medical Systems- Cerner Corporation - Sectra- Eastman Kodak Company - Siemens Medical Solutions - Emageon - Softmedical- Fujifilm Medical Systems USA - Stentor- GE Medical Systems - StorCOMM, Inc- INFINITT Co., Ltd. - Tiani Medgraph AG- McKesson Information Solutions - Toshiba America Medical Systems- Medcon - Voxar Limited


IHE Integration Statement Date

12 May 2004

Vendor Product Name Version

Any Medical Systems Co.

IntegrateRAD V2.3

This product implements all transactions required in the IHE Technical Framework to support the IHE Integration Profiles, Actors and Options listed below:

Integration Profiles

Implemented

Actors Implemented Options Implemented

Scheduled Workflow

Image Manager/Image Archive none

Image Display none

Internet address for vendor’s IHE information: www.anymedicalsystemsco.com/ihe

Links to Standards Conformance Statements for the Implementation

HL7 www.anymedicalsystemsco.com/hl7

DICOM www.anymedicalsystemsco.com/dicom/integrateRAD.pdf

Links to general information on IHE

North America: www.rsna.org/IHE

In Europe: www.ihe-europe.org In Japan: www.jira-net.or.jp/ihe-j


IHE Technical FrameworkIHE Technical FrameworkOrganized in sections that provide an Organized in sections that provide an

increasing level of detailincreasing level of detail

Integration ProfilesIntegration Profiles:: Establish broad categories of Establish broad categories of compatible function. compatible function.

ActorsActors:: Identify specific kinds of operational Identify specific kinds of operational participants in the healthcare participants in the healthcare enterprise.enterprise.

IHE FoundationIHE Foundationwww.rsna.org/ihe

TransactionsTransactions: Describe particular interactions : Describe particular interactions between actors to perform between actors to perform specific operations.specific operations.


IHE Radiology Integration ProfilesIHE Radiology Integration Profiles

Patient Info.

Recon-ciliation

Access to Radiology Information

Consistent Present-ation of Images

Basic Security

-

EvidenceDocs

KeyImageNotes

Simple Image & Numeric Reports

Presentation of Grouped Procedures

Post-

Processing Workflow

Reporting Workflow

Charge Posting

Scheduled Workflow

Portable Data for Imaging

NMImage


imagesstored

patientinformation

RIS

examination orders

imagesretrieved

HIS

PACS

procedurescheduled

Prefetch any relevantprior studies

modalityworklist

report

report

Registration

Orders Placed

Orders Filled

Film

FilmFolder

Image Manager& Archive

FilmLightbox

report ReportRepository

DiagnosticWorkstation

Modality

acquisitionacquisitionin-progressin-progressacquisitioncompleted

acquisitioncompleted

imagesprinted

AcquisitionModality

Scheduled Workflow ProfileScheduled Workflow Profile


Patient Information ReconciliationPatient Information Reconciliation


Consistent Presentation of ImagesConsistent Presentation of ImagesReporting Radiologist Referring Physician or

Reviewing Radiologist

Presentation StatePresentation LUT

Grayscale Standard

Original Image

Window Level

Flip

Zoom

Area Of

Interest

Annotate

WithoutConsistent Presentation

AchievingConsistent Presentation

Area Of

Interest


BASIC SecurityBASIC Security

System A System B

Secured SystemSecure network

• TLS authentication of remote node (digital certificates)• with/without encryption

Secured System

• Audit PHI trail with:• Real-time access • Time synchronization

Central Audit TrailRepository


MODALITY

Presentation of Grouped Procedures ProfilePresentation of Grouped Procedures ProfileRequested Procedure:

CHEST

Report:CHEST

Report:AB/PELVIS

Performs a single exam

Operatorgroups

2 procedures

Chest Chest ViewView

RIS / PACS

Requested Procedure:AB/PELVIS

Chest Chest ViewView

Ab/Pelvis Ab/Pelvis ViewView

Ab/Pelvis Ab/Pelvis ViewView


Simple Image & Numeric Reports ProfileSimple Image & Numeric Reports Profile

PACS

Images Retrieved

Preliminary Report

Verified Report

Report & Images Retrieved

Image Manager& Archive

ReportVerification

Images and Examdata presented for

diagnosis

Reports storedfor

Network Access

Report & ImageReview for

Patient Care


Access to Radiology InformationAccess to Radiology Information

Radiology Department – Images and

Reports

Emergency Department

Referring Physician

Other Departments:- Oncology- Surgery- Neurology- Pediatrics- etc.

Remote Clinics

Electronic Medical Record


Post-Processing CAD WorkflowPost-Processing CAD Workflow

Post-Proc.Post-Proc.WorkflowWorkflowManagerManager

PACS System

CAD*Workstation

ReportRepository

AcquisitionModality

3-D*Workstation

Work Status

WorklistWorklist

…

Source Data

Results

Workstation

Results

Work StatusWork Status


Charge Posting ProfileCharge Posting Profile

ChargeChargePosterPoster

*Billing System

CAD*Workstation

ReportRepository……

Report Generated / Signed

CADPerformed

PostCharges

AcquisitionModality

ADT Terminal

3-D*Workstation

Account Management

3-DPerformed

StudyPerformed

/ MaterialsUsed


IHE Reporting WorkflowIHE Reporting Workflow

ReportingReportingWorklistWorklist

Work ItemWork ItemClaimedClaimed

Retrieve Images &Retrieve Images &Evidence DocumentsEvidence Documents

MeasurementsCAD Reports…………………

ReportingProcedure Step

STARTED


STARTED

StoreStoreReportsReports


COMPLETED


COMPLETED

ReportManager

RIS

ImageManager/Archive

PACS & Archive

Report Reader/Creator


Portable Data for ImagingPortable Data for Imaging

CDCreator

Printer

Image/ Report Display

Media Importer

John Doe

CD


IHE Value PropositionIHE Value Proposition• Product PlanningProduct Planning

• IHE Solutions are Driven by Strategic Healthcare Lead IHE Solutions are Driven by Strategic Healthcare Lead Users that collaborate with Healthcare VendorsUsers that collaborate with Healthcare Vendors

• IHE Solutions are Generic, Reusable and Interoperable IHE Solutions are Generic, Reusable and Interoperable based on Healthcare Standards: based on Healthcare Standards: DICOM, HL7, RFCDICOM, HL7, RFC

• IHE Solutions Optimize the Clinical Workflows IHE Solutions Optimize the Clinical Workflows

• IHE Deployment process – Connectathon, Integration IHE Deployment process – Connectathon, Integration Statements and Users Success Stories information helps to Statements and Users Success Stories information helps to refine the product “Business Case”refine the product “Business Case”

• IHE Technical Framework specification describes the IHE Technical Framework specification describes the Global IHE solutions at a High Level for Planning & Global IHE solutions at a High Level for Planning & Marketing and in details for products Architects and Marketing and in details for products Architects and Engineering developmentEngineering development


IHE BenefitsIHE Benefits • Clinical UsersClinical Users

• Greater access to consistent informationGreater access to consistent information• Fewer errors, fewer tedious tasksFewer errors, fewer tedious tasks

• AdministratorsAdministrators• Increased throughputIncreased throughput• Better scheduling and trackingBetter scheduling and tracking

• BuyersBuyers• Specify/purchase integration capabilities easily Specify/purchase integration capabilities easily • Freedom to acquire “Best of Breed” systems Freedom to acquire “Best of Breed” systems

• IT ProfessionalsIT Professionals• Faster, more predictable integration projectsFaster, more predictable integration projects• Facilitate cooperation of competing vendorsFacilitate cooperation of competing vendors


Picking IHE ProfilesPicking IHE Profiles

Customer RFP’s Product positioning in the market with a Good

Business Case IHE Technical Framework Volume 1 Healthcare Institution Needs:

> Optimized Clinical Workflow : SWF, PIR, RWF

> Improve the Patient Health Care: SWF, PIR, CPI, PGP,KIN

> Economy - Reduce Healthcare cost: SWF, CHG

> Protect the Patient Health Information: SECP

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Consistent Presentation

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Basic Security

Evidence Documents

Key Image Notes

Simple Image and Numeric

Reports


Post-Processing Workflow

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Charge Posting

Scheduled Workflow

Pat

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of Images

Basic Security

Evidence Documents

Key Image Notes


Reports



Reporting Workflow

Charge Posting

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Access to Radiology InformationAccess to Radiology Information


of Images


of Images

Basic SecurityBasic Security

Evidence DocumentsEvidence

DocumentsKey Image

NotesKey Image

Notes


Reports


Reports





Reporting WorkflowReporting Workflow

Charge PostingCharge Posting

Scheduled WorkflowScheduled Workflow

ConsiderationsConsiderations


IHE for Product PlannersQuestions?Questions?

IHE North America: http://www.rsna.org/IHE orhttp://www.himss.org/IHE

IHE Canada: http://www.ihe-canada.com

IHE Europe: http://www.IHE-Europe.org

IHE France: http://www.gmsih.fr/IHE

IHE Germany: http://www.IHE-D.org

IHE Italy: http://www.rad.unipd.it/IHE

IHE UK: http://www.IHE-UK-org

IHE Japan: http://www.jira-net.or.jp/ihe-j/en/index.html