Joint Exchange / Interop Work Group Test Workgroup

Joe Lamy/Judith Hutman/Eric Heflin/John DonnellySept 26, 2012

Roll

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Name Organization RepresentationNick VanDuyne NYeC StateIvan Handler ILJohn Donnelly NJ Task Group Co-Chair - IWGMarty Prahl SSA

Federal agencyDennis Peterson, Curtus Browning, Elaine Hunolt, Taimur Aslam, Willie Singletary, Monica VanDyke VHA

Kevin Brady NIST NISTDavid Tao, Dan Huber Siemens

EHR VendorDave Cassel, Rob Klootwyk Epic Bill Howard, Charles Parisot GEJeff Cunningham, Tim Dunnington ICA

HIE vendor

Mike LaRocca Intersystems

Vladi Reznikov, Jennifer Puyenbroek CONNECT PMO

Matt Bell, Tom Wilson, Kathy Lin AxolotlTeddy Gedamu MedfxMelissa Owens Marshfield Clinic Health SystemSteve Leighty MedVirginia

Regional HIE Brian Bonnington, Dave Trepanier, Dave Smith, Steve Michael IHIE

Anuj Desai Interop WG Interop WGEric Heflin THSA Task Group Co-Chair - ExchangeMariann Yeager Exchange Exchange Ed O'Connor, Judith Hutman Nitor ONC Testing Contractor

Dennis Wilson, Alisa Ray, Sue Rieber CCHIT

ATCBs and Testing SMEs

Jim St. Clair IHE USA

Amit Trivedi, Kevin Brown, Michella Knighton ICSA Labs

Traci Mapps SLI Global SolutionsKyle Meadors, Timothy Bennett Drummond Group

Milton Padilla, Steve Wilson, Mark Shin, Doublas Biggs, Les Biggs InfoGuard

• Roll Call – Cayla

• Announcements – John

• Pilot Results Review – Eric

• Direct Optionality Discussion – Joe/John

• Direct Cert Discovery Review/Head’s Up – Joe/David

• Open Discussion on Direct Optionality & Test Cases - All

• Wrap Up/Schedule Review - John

Agenda

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Announcements

Eric Heflin

• Harmonized PD/QD/RD/MP/AF (aka Patient Record Lookup) Tests Were Ratified a few weeks back• http://exchange-iwg.wikispaces.com/Test+Artifacts+Harmonization

• Pilot is complete (just for the pre-pilot process!)

• Received good feedback on the checklist and overall process and limited feedback on test cases

Announcements

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Pilot Results

Eric Heflin

Basic Tests Coverage

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All Tests Coverage

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BIG THANKS to Pilot Participants! Send your Logo/Text for the Healtheway web site!

Direct Optionality Discussion

Joe Lamy / John Donnelly

• Encoding

• Content types

• Signature algorithms (level of encryption)

• Use of XDM zip files

• XD* (conversion)

• Optional additional wrapping of internal message (RFC822)

• Possible Approaches• Establish a base?

• Require more robust capabilities for receiver and strict for sender?

• Other?

Optional Direct Features

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Direct Cert Discovery Test Package Walk-thru

Joe Lamy / David DeGroot

‘round-the-room

• Will it be viable for Direct tests to have the approach of “send strictly and accept broadly”

• Overall thoughts about the Direct test cases approach just demo’ed

•RFP released — July 2nd 

•Questions received by 6 organizations

•Answers distributed — July 13th

•Bids due — July 20th

•Evaluating

•Expected award — “Any day now”

•Contract start — TBD

Schedule Review

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We are here (running late)