Definition
A Projectathon, one step of the complete testing process, is a best-practice collaborative approach where implementers test specifications and solutions using IHE Methodology and Tools to accelerate interoperability.
Focus
The focus for our first Projectathon is to test and improve the PS-CA quality to ensure it is implementable, testable and meets expectations. We view this as a preliminary event before any conformity assessment, quality label or certification process.
By participating, you will help achieve these goals, and will also get familiar with the validation/testing processes and tools, accelerate your readiness for implementation. ensure quality for the benefit of clinicians and patients and save time and money through a harmonized pan-Canadian approach.
Scope
Infoway’s scope will include the development of a virtual application named Gazelle, to run the Projectathon in mid-February, 2022 for 3 days. We will provide training in advance of the Projectathon and support during the event. Together we will collaborate to define clinical scenarios for both EMR and HIS solutions, including “create and submit a summary” and “query and retrieve a published summary”. Provincial solutions will act as repositories and Patient Summary content will consist of the Header, Medication Summary, Allergies & Intolerances, Problem List, History of Procedures, and Past History of Illness.
Schedule
Immediate Next Steps (by December 17, 2021)
- Follow up with target participants
- Gather feedback on feasible scope and resource commitment
- Finalize scope and secure participation
Pre-Event: January - February 2022
- ½ day webinar on Gazelle platform and integration logistics - all participants
- Integrate to Gazelle platform - all participants
- Create test records - EMR/HIS vendors
- Prototype 4 FHIR transactions - all participants
- Prototype FHIR payload resources - EMR/HIS vendors
- Bundle Profile (2 data attributes, 4 resource reference attributes)
- Composition Profile (23 data attributes, 8 resource reference attributes)
- Prototype export of FHIR document - all participants
During Event: February 2022
- Execution of test scenarios
- Validation of outputs and feedback on the specification
- Lessons learned: implementation, change management implications, testing process, other