Eye Care Domain Connectathon 2014: Preparation & Processes Lynn Felhofer IHE Technical Project Manager.

Eye Care DomainConnectathon 2014:

Preparation & Processes

Lynn Felhofer IHE Technical Project Manager

The one thing to remember…

Connectathon Google Group…for email announcements

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iheeyecareconnectathon

Topics

What happens during a connectathon?

How do I register to participate?

What is required to prepare?

What is the timeline?

Where do I find the documentation and tools?

Q & A

To provide context, let’s fast forward to October…

Profiles to be tested

Previously offered and tested: Advanced Eye Care Workflow (A-EYECARE) Basic Eye Care Workflow (B-EYECARE) Eye Care Charge Posting (EYE-CHG) Eye Care Appointment Scheduling (ECAS) Eye Care Evidence Documents (ECED) Eye Care Displayable Reports (ECDR)

New or updated profiles: Core Eye Care Workflow (C-EYECARE) General Eye Evaluation **updated** (GEE)

Not yet tested: Cataract Surgery Profiles (in public comment)

You are assigned a set of required tests for each IHE profile/actor you support.

You execute each test with 3 peer systems; you choose your partners; this is an iterative process throughout the week

Connectathon monitors (Lynn & Don) examine individual test results

Connectathon manager (Lynn) evaluates these results against the “success” criteria and assign passing grades

Cooperative efforts to debug problems and work towards success

Opportunity to find problems in products and in the profiles

Process During Connectathon

Initial failures can be fixed and retested later in the week

You set priorities & manage your time

We do not guarantee you will complete your tests

Setting Your Expectations

When You Finish…IHE publishes which actor/integration profile

pairs each company has tested

We do not publish failures

We do not guarantee conformance to your customers

This is not government testing/certification

You have the benefits of an extraordinary testing opportunity

You have a ticket to participate in IHE demonstrations

How do I get from here to the

Connectathon??

Preparation steps

1. Decide what you want to do (now)

2. Register for Connectathon (now)

3. Submit pre-Connectathon test results

4. Exchange DICOM & CDA samples

5. Share your configuration details

Then…

Test and cooperate with peers during the Connectathon

Prepare for the demonstration

TimelineAug Oct

Register

preCAT testing

Config entry

Connectathon!

Jul Sep

AAO Demo

Nov

Contract/Payment due

What do we want to do?• Match

product capabilities to IHE profiles

• Consider demo use cases

Can we do this?• Goals• People• Budget• Commitmen

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Gazelle is a web-based software system to manage testing:Test system details: profiles supported, configuration…

Profile-specific test definitions

Gazelle presents you a customized list of tests to run Gazelle identifies candidate test partners; you choose your

partners

You run a test, enter test evidence & results in Gazelle

A monitor stops by later to examine your results

Repeat…

How do we make it work?

Registration Process

Registration is open August 8 – 29

Connectathon Registration is done in gazelle

Gazelle collects/manages:

Company demographics; your organization’s contacts

Systems for testing (how many, which profiles)

(1) Create a user account and enter company and contact information in gazelle (start now, complete before Aug 29)

(2) Enter the “system(s) you want to test and profile/actors/options supported (before Aug 29)

• This can be a challenge for first-time participants• You need to understand profiles, actors, options• You need to decide how many systems you want to test• You need to get this right by the close of registration• Registration is not complete until this is done• “How to” training is available. Arrange for a phone call if you need

help.

(3) Register staff members who will attend Connectathon (before Sep 19)

(4) Submit contract and fees to Flora (before Nov 21)

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Registration Steps

Gazelle for North AmericaWe have a single gazelle for all NA connectathons

(same as last year)

User accounts maintained over timeCompany demographics & contacts maintainedTest systems & results from past connectathonsEach connectathon is a different ‘testing session’

within gazelleNA2012, 2013, 2014…Eye Care 2012, 2013, 2014…Etc…

After registration…Aug Oct

preCAT testing

Config entry

Jul Sep Nov

Pre-Connectathon tests:What & Why?

• **Before** testing live w/ partners at connectathon:

• Test transactions using simulators check content (images, documents) with validators

• Identify and correct software bugs in advance

• A key to success at the connectathon

Pre-Connectathon Test Types

Workflow: Exchange HL7, DICOM or webservices messages with a tool

Content: Evaluate whether you produced the proper content for a message, image or document

Sample Exchange: upload sample DICOM images or CDA documents into gazelle so your partners can review before the Connectathon

How? General pre-Connectathon process

Find a test on your ‘to do’ list in gazelle

Access the tool for the profile you are testing

Read the instructions, exchange message(s) with the tool

The tool runs an evaluation & outputs results (.txt, .xml…)

Upload your result file into gazelle; change the status of the test

Technical Project Managers review your results & assess your preparedness

Tools usedVALIDATION TOOLS:

Gazelle External Validation Service (EVS)Validate DICOM imagesValidate HL7 messages

MESA toolsWorkflow testing: tool takes the role of ‘surrounding’ actors

C-CDA <tbd>

SIMULATORS:Patient Generation tool (source of ADT messages)Order Manager (generates HL7 orders & DICOM MWL)

Exchange of DICOM & CDA Samples

Avoiding Connectathon surprises

DICOMModality and Evidence Creator systems submit DICOM

samples & screen shots Image Managers and Displays store & render them

CDA (GEE)Modality and Evidence Creator systems submit samplesContent Consumers store & render/process them

Due Sep 19

Important Links for Testing

One-stop shopping (schedule, tools, contacts, hotel info…):

http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/eye-care-connectathon-2014-resources

Gazelle: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/

Other IHE & Connectathon resources on the web

IHE’s website: www.ihe.net

Technical Frameworks ihe.net/Technical_Framework/index.cfm

Connectathon results connectathon-results.ihe.net/

Integration Statements / Product Registry http://product-registry.ihe.net/PR/home.seam

Staying informed…Connectathon Google Group

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iheeyecareconnectathon

Lynn Felhofer (gazelle, test tools, process, test definitions, profile questions)

felhofer.lynn@gmail.com

Don Van Syckle (demonstration, profile questions) don.van@dvsconsult.com

Questions?