International Patient Summary Advocate (ONC/Grant project)

Description

A. Act as an advocate for the development and global implementation of the following HL7 International Standards:

i. HL7 CDA R2 Implementation Guide International Patient Summary

ii. International Patient Summary (FHIR) Implementation Guide

iii. International Patient Access (Draft in Development)

B. The above will be achieved as follows:

i. Learn about the current situation for both International Patient Summary (IPS) and International Patient Access (IPA) (still in development) to craft better strategy for implementation within the Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) and with nations outside of the GDHP.

ii. Support ONC with IPS or IPA with proactive engagement of nations, thorough presentation of technical specification documents, explanatory PowerPoints or other supporting documents to help facilitate the implementation of IPS within the GDHP.

iii. Ensure technical resources meet deliverables on time as defined/expected for HL7, ONC and GDHP timelines

iv. Work with appropriate parties to exchange ideas about the GDHP’s efforts with IPS implementation and proactively present to ONC options and opportunities for IPS engagement and implementation within the GDHP.

v. Examine if there is a need to leverage or develop open-source tooling to ease and speed up implementation of IPS Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), IPS FHIR Composition and International Patient Access (IPA).

C. Optional Task: Based on findings the contractor may advise and/or develop tooling related to this project

Misc Notes
Contract renewed for: FY24 FY23 Contract Start Date: January 1, 2022 Contract End Date: September 18, 2022 Contractor Contact Information: More Informatics (johnd at moreinformatics dot com) Contract Start Date: September 2 2021 Contract End Date: September 18, 2021 Date Contractor Selected: August 26, 2021 Contractor Contact Information: More Informatics (johnd at moreinformatics dot com)