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Clinical Decision Support

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HL7 Care Coordination Service (CCS) Sponsor(s):
Patient Care Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Orchestration, Services, and Architecture Work Group
The purpose of this effort is to create a standard and specification for an HL7 SOA Care Coordination Service to support collaboration among a multi- disciplinary care team consisting of members from either the same or different organizations (e. g. primary. . . Enrique Meneses Oct 15, 2012 Dec 10, 2012 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,010
Ordering Service Interface Specification Project Sponsor(s):
Orders and Observations Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Imaging Integration Work Group; Orchestration, Services, and Architecture Work Group; Pharmacy Work Group
The Ordering Service complements existing SOA services and the SAIF Behavioural Framework (BF) for HL7. It provides a Service Functional Model (SFM) for ordering pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, consult and nutritional services individually or part of an . . . Claude Nanjo Dec 21, 2016 Jun 24, 2013 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
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
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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
1,125
Harmonization of Health Quality Information Models - FHIR Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Information Modeling Initiative Work Group; Clinical Decision Support Work Group
Scope update, April 2026: 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 to enable interoperable repre. . . Bryn Rhodes Feb 6, 2017 Dec 21, 2017 STU - 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
1,175
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)
1,234
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
1,316
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
1,342
Clinical Decision Support (CDS) for Immunizations FHIR Implementation Guide Sponsor(s):
Public Health Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Patient Care Work Group
Clinical Decision Support for Immunizations is increasingly being used in health information systems to indicate which vaccinations a patient is due for next. Many of these expert systems are built as stand- alone systems that respond to web service reques. . . Nathan Bunker Nov 3, 2017 Dec 21, 2017 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,366
FHIR Electronic Case Reporting (e CR) Sponsor(s):
Public Health Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Information Modeling Initiative Work Group; Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group
Public Health electronic case reporting (e CR) is the principally automated, bidirectional exchange of information between clinical care and public health in the context of reportable conditions. This project will build off of the C- CDA STU Public Heal. . . John Loonsk, e CR Standards Executive Sponsor, CGI Federal and Consultant to APHL Oct 25, 2017 Nov 16, 2017 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,392
FHIRcast: Application Context Synchronization in FHIR (PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
Infrastructure and Messaging Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
International Mentoring Committee; Clinical Decision Support Work Group; FHIR Infrastructure Work Group; Infrastructure and Messaging Work Group; Security Work Group
This project will investigate the creation of a decentralized, web- based context synchronization specification. This specification will enable secure integration across different devices, systems, and/or, networks - not tie the user’s session to a single . . . Isaac Vetter Feb 4, 2019 Feb 18, 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
1,422
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
1,429
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
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
1,499
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
1,505
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
1,516
Alerts (Da Vinci project; PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
Infrastructure and Messaging Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Financial Management Work Group; Patient Administration Work Group; Payer/Provider Info Exchange Work Group
Currently, ADT exchange approaches typically use HL7 V2 ADT messages. This a legacy EDI- style technology that uses HL7 specific protocols over ports hat are not typically exposed to the internet. While HL7 V2 works will within the confines of a hospital s. . . Robert Dieterle, Viet Nguyen Nov 14, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,597
SMART Web Messaging (PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
FHIR Infrastructure Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
SMART Web Messaging enables tight UI integration between EHRs and embedded SMART apps via HTML5's Web Messaging. Use SMART Web Messaging to push unsigned orders, note snippets, risk scores or UI suggestions directly to the clinician's EHR session. Built o. . . Carl Anderson May 16, 2020 Jun 1, 2020 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,611
Making Electronic Data More Available for Research and Public Health (Med Morph) Reference Architecture HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide (PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
Public Health Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Clinical Quality Information Work Group; Patient Care Work Group
The goal of the Med Morph project is to develop and pilot a scalable and extensible standards- based reference architecture. This reference architecture will enable clinical data exchange with EHR systems and public health systems, specialized registries, n. . . Nagesh Bashyam, Brett Marquard Apr 6, 2020 Apr 13, 2020 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
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Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Dynamic Electronic Care Planning and Management FHIR IG (PSS in Confluence) Sponsor(s):
Patient Care Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
Initiated by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the multiple chronic conditions (MCC) Dynamic electronic care (e Care) Plan Project aims to develop, test, and pilot an interoperable e Care plan that will facilitate. . . Gay Dolin Jun 23, 2020 Jul 6, 2020 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
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
1,758
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
1,761
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
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