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HL7 Project Information
Targeted HL7 Ballot Cycle: January 2022 - STU
Sponsoring HL7 Workgroup: Patient Administration
HL7 Project Page: Interoperable Digital Identity and Patient Matching Capabilities
HL7 Project Artifacts:
Related HL7 FHIR Connectathon Tracks
Project Milestones
Event | Milestones | Due Date | Lead | Status | Supporting Materials |
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HL7 January 2022 Ballot Cycle | Project Proposal Approval | Complete 4/14/21 - Patient Administration Workgroup agreed to sponsor this project request per meeeting minutes | Project Proposal - https://jira.hl7.org/browse/PSS-1796 Accepted: May 4, 2021 | ||
| PSS Workgroup Approval | June 11, 2021 | Carmen, Julie | Complete Approved: June 9, 2021 Reviewed with Payer/Provider Information Exchange on Thursday, May 27th - they decided not to be a co-sponsor at this time, but will reach out periodically to request updates Emailed Public Health and CBCP as an FYI that PSS is available for review on 6/9/21 | Sponsor: Patient Administration PA Workgroup 6-9-21 Meeting Minutes Co-Sponsors: TBD Interested Parties: Community-Based Care and Privacy (CBCP), Public Health, Payer/Provider Information Exchange | |
| PSS FMG Approval | Meena | Complete Approved: June 16, 2021 | FMG 6/16/21 meeting minutes | ||
| PSS US Realm Steering Committee Approval | Meena | Complete Approved: June 22, 2021 | US Realm 6/22/21 meeting minutes
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| PSS TSC Approval Deadline | Aug 22, 2021 | Complete Approved: June 28, 2021 | TSC eVote: https://confluence.hl7.org/display/TSC/TSC+e-Vote+2021-06-21 | ||
| Develop project page(s) in Confluence | Dana | FAST Confluence page - COMPLETE HL7 Confluence page - COMPLETE |
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| Finalize IG development team | ONC/ FAST Leads | COMPLETE | |||
| Decide when to take working sessions public/ add to HL7 calendar | End of August | COMPLETE | |||
| Define IG scope/requirements | End of July? (2 working sessions?) | Starting points in cross-org matching scenario in the Identity solution document (Includes $ match inputs, elements on an individual identifier that should be required). Continue to catalog existing efforts in the field relating to digital identity. | |||
| Draft $ match operation | End of Aug? (2 working sessions?) | Articulate the best practice inputs and outputs, including level of verification as applicable, to help cross-org exchange participants establish confidence in use of $match and similar matching workflows. Identify the use cases where different match requirements might be appropriate (patient access, TPO, etc.). | |||
| Define best practices, FHIR profiles, etc. | End of Sept? (2 working sessions?) | Provide guidance on best practice identity verification procedures and how this information is communicated in an interoperable way. If time: baseline requirements for individual Digital Identity and how it is represented and used in FHIR transactions. | |||
| Refine IG | End of Oct? (3 working sessions?) | Review and discuss draft document, adding points of clarification and addressing preliminary community feedback. Address global use of this IG, its crossover to IHE, ? | |||
| FHIR IG Proposal Due to FMG | Oct 31, 2021 | COMPLETE Patient Administration Workgroup approved 9/8/21 - 2021-09-08 Conference Call Agenda FMG approved 9/8/21 - 2021-09-08 FMG Meeting Minutes | FMG IG proposal template - https://confluence.hl7.org/display/FHIR/IG+Proposals Project facilitator needs to meet with FMG to get this reviewed/ approved | ||
FHIR IG Publisher/Validation Issues Reported |
Feb 27, 2022 | IG tooling needs to be up and running (publisher/validation issues reported) | |||
Notice of Intent to Ballot (NIB) |
Feb 27, 2022 | Project facilitator needs to work with HL7 workgroup to have them complete and submit the NIB prior to deadline | |||
Ballot Signup Starts |
March 7, 2022 | N/A | |||
| Get on Workgroup Agenda to Review IG |
Week of March 7th, 2022 | Co-sponsor review? | |||
| QA Period Starts |
March 22, 2022 | IG content needs to be ‘frozen’ by the time of this review by HL7 workgroup; after review, only non-substantive changes can be made (e.g., edits to address workgroup concerns, typos, formatting, etc.) | |||
QA Period Ends |
March 31, 2022 | ||||
| Submit Publication Readiness Checklist |
April 3, 2022 | ||||
| Final IG Content |
April 3, 2022 | IG is complete | |||
| Ballot Readiness Signoff |
April 5, 2022 | ||||
| Ballot Signup Ends |
April 6, 2022 | N/A | |||
| Ballot Voting Starts |
April 8, 2022 | N/A | |||
| Ballot Voting Ends |
May 8, 2022 | N/A | |||
Jan 2022 Connectathon | Jan 2022 Connectathon proposals due | Nov 16, 2021 | |||
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Connectathon History
Event | Milestones | Due Date | Lead | Status | Supporting Materials |
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May 2021 Connectathon | May 2021 Connectathon Proposals Due | Mar 23, 2021 | COMPLETE | Test initial $match concepts within 2021-05 Cross Organization Application Access track | |
Track orientation session | May 4-May 14, 2021 | ||||
Participate in event | May 17-19, 2021 | ||||
July 2021 CMS Connectathon | Participate in event | July 21, 2021 | COMPLETE | Additional discussion of $match attributes and level of verification within FAST Security track | |
Sept 2021 Connectathon | Sept 2021 Connectathon Proposals Due | July 21, 2021 | Previously-used Cross-Org Application Access track udpated for Sept Connectathon
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| Track orientation session | Late Aug/ early Sept 2021 | 8/16, 8/30 and 9/13 track prep scheduled; recordings available | |||
| Participate in event | Sept 13-15, 2021 |