Lab Results InterfacesS&I Framework Initiative

Bi-Weekly Initiative Meeting

March 12, 2012

Agenda

• Workgroup Updates• Q&A + Group Discussion

Implementation Guide Analysis WG• Volunteer Leads: Ken McCaslin, Hans Buitendijk

Action Items/Next Steps• Original HL7 re-ballot deadline of 3/21 likely to be extended 2 weeks until

04/09; final decision to be made this Thursday, 03/15

• Completed:• Discussion of Parent/Child Reporting for Reflex and Culture/Susceptibility Testing• Finalized Specimen Fields 21-24 (worked with Vocabulary WG)• Updated OBR.28 (Results Copies To); required clarification of the condition predicate

• In Progress:• Finalizing examples to include in the IG; will build on examples from the Validation Suite

WG (full messages, segment snippets, data-type snippets); Pilots are also creating examples. By the time the IG goes forward as a normative ballot, the document will be populated with enough examples for implementers.

• Implementing final edits to the IG (editorial and content)

• This week’s meeting times: – Tuesday: 3:00-5:00 PM EDT– Thursday: 2:00-4:00PM EDT

Vocabulary WG

• Volunteer Lead: Cindy Johns

Completed Recommendations• Add the link to the CLSI definitions of Quantitative, Semi-

quantitative, and Qualitative Results to the IG• Specimen Segments 21-24

– Motion to change to “O” for Sender and Receiver (with the exception of Observation End Date/Time- Sender:0; Receiver: RE)

– In future versions of the guide both profiles will be RE

• Meeting time: – No meeting scheduled at this time, unless the need arises to review

any ballot comments

Validation Suite WG

• Volunteer Lead: Robert Snelick

Action Items

• Early Prototype Release 0.1 (February 7, 2012) available for comments/review:

http://lri.sipilotdevelopment.org/lri-phase-2/

• Phase 2b development of Validation Tool continues Next Steps

• Continue Collaborating with LRI IG Analysis WG on Test Messages for the LRI IG

• Monthly Workgroup meeting – next meeting March 27, 2012

• Google Group (HL7V2_LRI_Testing) formed for discussion of the LRI IG, test tool, and testing issues

• Continue testing the LRI Validation Tool and developing test cases

Pilots WG• Volunteer Lead: Robert Dieterle

Action Items

• Five LRI Pilot Teams

• LRI Pilots WG had joint meeting with LRI IG Analysis WG on 02/28/12

Next Steps

• Pilot Teams continue to populate the Pilot Ecosystem • Pilots Workgroup continues to review Pilot Charters/Briefs• Pilot Teams continue work on identifying blocking issues, planning

and implementing Pilot Deployments

Q&A + GROUP DISCUSSION

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