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Clinical Decision Support

Below is a list of the current projects this work group is sponsoring. Visit the searchable project database to find projects sponsored by other work groups.

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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
1,977
Da Vinci Data Exchange for Quality Measures DEQM Universal Realm (PSS- 2691) Sponsor(s):
Clinical Quality Information Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group,Patient Care Work Group
*Note that this is a new JIRA PSS to the existing project, PI ID 1429. * *The purpose of this change is to create a Universal Realm successor to the DEQM STU 5 IG already published in the US Realm. * DEQM STU 5. 0. 0 is published in the US Realm, and th. . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Jan 30, 2026 Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,936
Patient Information Quality Improvement (PIQI) Framework (Jira PSS- 2607) Sponsor(s):
Cross-Group Projects Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Electronic Health Records Work Group; Structured Documents Work Group; Terminology Infrastructure Work Group
The objective of the Patient Information Quality Improvement (PIQI) Framework project is to develop an abstract, representation- agnostic data quality framework enabling the computable definition of data quality criteria. Additionally, this project will de. . . Russ Ott Awaiting Approval Jun 9, 2025 Informative - 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
1,917
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
1,910
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
1,887
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
1,906
HL7 Cross- Paradigm Specification: FHIRPath, Release 2 (Jira PSS- 2430) Sponsor(s):
Implementable Technology Specifications Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; FHIR Infrastructure Work Group
FHIRPath is a path based navigation and extraction language, somewhat like XPath. Operations are expressed in terms of the logical content of hierarchical data models, and support traversal, selection and filtering of data. Its design was influenced by th. . . Bryn Rhodes Awaiting Approval Sep 19, 2024 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
1,857
Terminology Fundamentals (Jira PSS- 2335) Sponsor(s):
Terminology Infrastructure Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
The objective of the 'Terminology Fundamentals' is to develop a cross- paradigm Implementation Guide (IG) that encompasses the fundamental principles of terminology found in HL7 published standards. This initiative aims to showcase the basics of terminolog. . . Jessica Bota Awaiting Approval Mar 12, 2024 Informative - Reconcile
1,847
Medication Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) FHIR Implementation Guide (Jira PSS- 2295) Sponsor(s):
Pharmacy Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group; Clinical Decision Support Work Group
The aim of this effort is to develop a FHIR Implementation Guide focused on the US jurisdiction for integrating medication- related Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) into provider workflows. A REMS is a drug safety program that the U. S. Food. . . Kelee Petzelt Awaiting Approval Nov 14, 2023 STU - Reconcile
1,812
FHIR Capability Statement Implementation Guide (Jira PSS- 2200) Sponsor(s):
FHIR Infrastructure Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
This project proposal is for the creation of a new Implementation Guide to support the [Capability Statement2](http://hl7. org/fhir/5. 0. 0- snapshot1/capabilitystatement2. html) functionality, including operations, test it at connectathon and bring it to ballo. . . Rick Geimer Awaiting Approval Jun 7, 2023 STU - Test Period/Accepting Comments
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)
1,761
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
1,766
Device Alerting (DEVAL) (Jira PSS- 2005) Sponsor(s):
Devices Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group; Orders and Observations Work Group; Patient Care Work Group
Medical devices generally support alert annunciation and management, both from a user interface on the device, as well as communicated to a remote system, such as an ICU Central Station. The Device Alerting project addresses how to represent this informat. . . John Rhoads Awaiting Approval Jun 6, 2022 Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)
1,763
HL7 FHIR US Public Health Profiles Library (Jira PSS- 2007) Sponsor(s):
Public Health Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s):
Clinical Decision Support Work Group
After evaluation and harmonization analysis of two large multi- condition and multi- use case public health projects – e CR and Med Morph, it was determined that there are many common elements between the two IGs. The short- term scope of this library will inc. . . Sarah Gaunt Awaiting Approval May 11, 2022 STU - 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
1,758
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
1,618
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
1,597
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
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
1,493
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
1,505
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
1,392
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
1,499
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
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