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Clinical Decision Support

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Arden Syntax for Medical Logic Systems v3. 0 Sponsor(s):
Arden Syntax Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
Arden Syntax v3. 0 will be an updated successor to Arden Syntax v2. 10 in the universal realm. The primary change in v3. 0 over v2. 10 will be incorporation of a standard data model for external data mappings in order to address the “curly braces” problem. Th. . . Robert Jenders Nov 5, 2018 Nov 26, 2018 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
2,005
Bidirectional OMOP phenotype and FHIR CQL Data Requests (PSS- 1981) Sponsor(s):
Arden Syntax Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
This project will create guidance for bidirectional flow of queries and responses written in OMOP with Atlas expressions to FHIR with CQL and FHIR CQL expressions to OMOP Atlas expressions. The initial activity will use Digital Quality Measure (d QM) as an. . . Awaiting Approval Awaiting Approval Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,175
Clinical Decision Support Big Picture Implementation Guide Sponsor(s):
Arden Syntax Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group
2017 Sept: PSS with updated target dates submitted. Clinical decision support (CDS) is increasingly viewed as a vital health information technology for supporting and maintaining good health outcomes. However, a proliferation of health information tech. . . Robert Jenders Nov 1, 2017 Mar 5, 2018 Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,761
Vulcan Schedule of Activities FHIR Implementation Guide (Jira PSS- 2003) Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
This project intends to produce a set of FHIR Profiles that will allow for a schedule of activities of a clinical study to be represented as FHIR resources. The initial phase of the project will restrict itself to the initial definition of the activities . . . Jean Duteau Awaiting Approval Nov 15, 2022 STU - Reconcile
1,925
IG for Utilizing a Digital Protocol for Clinical Trials (Jira PSS- 2526) Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
An initial use looked at a simple document based transfer and was tested at the May 2024 connectathon. The September 2024 connectathon tested representation of protocol meta data. This initial work has provided sufficient groundwork to begin building a dr. . . Hugh Glover Awaiting Approval Apr 7, 2025 STU - Reconcile
1,799
FHIR Representation of Eligibility Criteria for Clinical Trials (Jira PSS- 2127) Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Clinical Interoperability Council Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group
This project will develop implementation guidance to support FHIR representation of Eligibility Criteria for Clinical Trials. The BR&R WG has been working on this use case for several months and has done extensive work discussed during weekly BR&R call. . . Brian Alper Awaiting Approval Nov 22, 2022 Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,758
CDS Hooks Library and Maturity (Jira PSS 1964) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
This project will evaluate the maturity of the currently drafted CDS Hooks hooks and ballot hooks based upon their maturity. CDS Hooks hooks follow the prescribed maturity model defined in the CDS Hooks specification: https://cds- hooks. hl7. org/1. 0/#hook- . . . Isaac Vetter Awaiting Approval Apr 8, 2022 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,937
Reaffirmation of CQL R1 Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
HL7 Cross- Paradigm Specification: Clinical Quality Language, Release 1 published 12/1/2020 requires reaffirmation before Edition 2 is ready for normative release. Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Awaiting Approval Normative - Reconcile
1,982
Positive Deviance Reporting and Analysis (PSS- 2633) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
This informative Implementation Guide (IG) will describe how to represent and share data related to Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plans (SCAMPs) using HL7 FHIR. SCAMPs are clinician- developed care pathways designed to reduce unwarranted . . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Awaiting Approval Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
2,011
5- year expiration approaching: HL7 Version 3 Standard: GELLO; A Common Expression Language, Release 2 Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
Work Group Co- Chairs need to let HL7 HQ know which of the following actions will be taken: - Reaffirm artifact - Begin work on a new version of the artifact - Withdraw artifact CDS Co- Chairs Awaiting Approval Awaiting Approval Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,234
HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide: CDS Hooks, Release 1 Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group, Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
FHIR Infrastructure Work Group; Orchestration, Services, and Architecture Work Group
This project will investigate the use of FHIR in a Clinical Quality Framework context with the goal of identifying best practices for the use of FHIR in support of the primary use cases of Clinical Decision Support and Clinical Quality Measurement, namely. . . Bryn Rhodes Dec 1, 2017 Dec 21, 2017 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,422
FHIR Resources for Evidence- Based Medicine Knowledge Assets (EBMon FHIR) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group
The project will gather input from broad communities producing, analyzing, synthesizing, disseminating and implementing clinical research (evidence) and recommendations for clinical care (clinical practice guidelines) to determine the data exchange needs . . . Brian Alper Jun 4, 2018 Jun 22, 2018 STU - Balloting
1,887
Clinical Quality Language (Jira PSS- 2409) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group
Clinical Quality Language has been a published mixed normative/trial use specification since April 2020. In that time the language has been used to represent clinical logic in multiple domains in the healthcare industry including quality measurement, deci. . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Sep 27, 2024 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,910
Da Vinci CQL Questionnaire Support (Jira PSS- 2446) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group
This project will focus on producing: Architectural guidance and libraries of building- blocks for CQL questionnaires covering Efficiency of Queries - overall "flow control" and retrieving additional data Performance, Comprehension, Maintenance Examples. . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Oct 1, 2024 Informative - Reconcile
1,757
Content Management Infrastructure IG (Jira PSS 1959) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group; FHIR Infrastructure Work Group; Public Health Work Group; Terminology Infrastructure Work Group
This project will define a FHIR Implementation Guide that supports domain- and realm- independent concerns across the content management lifecycle, including authoring, review, publication, distribution, and implementation. The IG will define patterns for . . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Apr 8, 2022 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,505
Representation of Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations in FHIR Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group; Patient Care Work Group
Over the past year, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) has been conducting a multi- stakeholder initiative called 'Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age' with the goal of connecting research and evidence swiftly and ac. . . Bryn Rhodes Feb 18, 2019 Feb 25, 2019 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,917
Data Exchange Profiles for 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids (Jira PSS- 2506) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group; Pharmacy Work Group
The 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids provides FHIR and CQL- based computable representation of the guideline recommendations, suitable for producing actionable recommendations as part of clinical workflows involving prescription. . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Jan 15, 2025 STU - Reconcile
1,018
Decision Support Service Implementation Guide Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Orchestration, Services, and Architecture Work Group
A Decision Support Service takes in patient data as the input and provides back patient- specific assessments and recommendations. A Decision Support Service facilitates the implementation of clinical decision support capabilities in a scalable manner. Thi. . . Kensaku Kawamoto Aug 2, 2013 Jul 28, 2014 Withdraw
1,493
Documentation Templates and Rules (Da Vinci pjt; PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Patient Care Work Group; Payer/Provider Info Exchange Work Group
See PSS in Confluence for a full description: https://confluence. hl7. org/display/DVP/PSS+ for+ Documentation+ Templates+ and+ Rules?preview=/39160919/40730674/image2019- 1- 9_ 11- 10- 18. png The scope on Confluence describes details of the scope. . . the summary. . . Robert Dieterle, Kevin Larsen Mar 16, 2019 Jun 7, 2019 STU - Reconcile
1,405
Contextualized potential drug- drug interaction clinical decision support Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Pharmacy Work Group
This project seeks to develop an implementation guide for potential drug- drug interaction (PDDI) clinical decision support (CDS). The implementation guide will specify both a knowledge representation format for PDDI logic and CDS services for PDDI with el. . . Bryn Rhodes, Howard Strasberg, Guilherme Del Fiol, Richard Boyce Jul 29, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 STU - Reconcile
1,316
Integrated Information Models and Tools (IIM&T) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Information Modeling Initiative Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Clinical Interoperability Council Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group; Community-Based Care and Privacy (CBCP) Work Group; Electronic Health Records Work Group; Healthcare Standards Integration; Orchestration, Services, and Architecture Work Group
HL7's Integration of Information Models and Tools (IIM and T) project will facilitate alignment among a federated set of CIMI- compliant models: SOLOR, FHIM, DCMs, CQI CQF, US CORE, QI Core, etc. ; where, alignment is dependent on common CIMI principles and. . . Steve Hufnagel, Nona Hall Mar 7, 2017 Jun 9, 2017 Informative - Reconcile
1,142
CQL- based HQMF Implementation Guide Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
As part of the Clinical Quality Framework S and I initiative, and HL7’s CQI and CDS workgroups, work is underway to develop a harmonized data model and expression language to define electronic Clinical Quality Measures (e Measures) and Clinical Decis. . . Bryn Rhodes Oct 6, 2016 Oct 24, 2016 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,499
FHIR Quality Measure Implementation Guide (Jira PSS- 2513) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
Updated Scope: The purpose of this change is to move the IG from US Realm to Universal Realm The Institute of Medicine (USA) (IOM) defines quality as: 'The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of de. . . Bryn Rhodes Feb 3, 2019 Feb 11, 2019 STU - Reconcile
1,973
Harmonization of Health Quality Information Models - FHIR (PSS- 2766) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
*== Revised Project Scope description language ==* The scope of this project is to develop and maintain FHIR artifacts needed for clinical quality measurement and clinical decision support. This project defines FHIR artifacts and provides guidance t. . . Yan Heras Awaiting Approval Awaiting Approval Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,429
FHIR Implementation Guide for Data Exchange for Quality Measures (Da Vinci Pjt) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group,Patient Care Work Group
- Payers and providers need common exchange process to share the data required to complete quality measures as well as gaps in care. - The initial focus of this PSS was both the standard for exchange and the specific use case of medication reconcilia. . . Bryn Rhodes, Gay Dolin, Robert Dieterle, Linda Michaelsen, Viet Nguyen Mar 2, 2020 Jan 30, 2026 STU - Reconcile
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