Release TitleCA:FeX v0.2
Release Date

 

Release Type Draft
Open Review PeriodMarch 9 - March 25, 2022
Published ContentCA:FeX Interoperability Specifications v0.2
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CA:FeX Interoperability Specifications v0.2

How to Provide Feedback

The Public Review period for the pan-Canadian FHIR Exchange Interoperability Specifications v0.2 is now open!

The timeline for Public Review is: March 9 - March 25, 2022.

You may review the CA:FeX Specifications in the following formats:

  • Download the CA:FeX specifications in PDF format from the corresponding links on the Release page. 
  • Review the CA:FeX Specifications in InfoScribe, from the corresponding link on the Release page.

How to submit your feedback:

  • All Collaborators are invited to document comments using the Public Review Comments CA:FeX v0.2 spreadsheet, available here.
  • Send an email to [email protected], with Subject Line "CA:FeX", including the Comments spreadsheet as an attachment.
  • We kindly ask that each organization submit all comments within one spreadsheet submission. 
  • Upon submission, you will receive an acknowledgement email with a reference number. Our team will complete a review of all comments, determine the appropriate disposition for each item and incorporate changes and backlog items into the release notes for v0.2. 

For questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Release Notes

CA:FeX Specifications

  • Added clarifying statement that querying for a CapabilityStatement is an expected pre-requisite for being able to query a source. However, it is not required to be conducted at the beginning of every session so as to avoid forcing performance costs on clients that interact with known servers that do not update their security services and/or supported capabilities frequently.
  • Updated the narrative describing the rationale for identifying more than one document search pattern. Further clarified the limits and benefits of the surfaced patterns.
  • Added the Query Search Parameter: status in support of stakeholder input.
  • Removed separate line for composition from Query Search Parameter table to prevent confusion that all composition search params must be supported.
  • Consolidated Glossary of Terms and Acronyms for pan-Canadian interoperability specifications (e.g. PS-CA, CA:FeX) and related interoperability content (e.g. Projectathon).

Coming Soon

  • The Privacy Toolkit, Interoperability Challenge Accepted: A Privacy Toolkit for Canadian Jurisdictions, to support interoperability initiatives will be introduced with the PS-CA Specifications v1.0 Trial Implementation.

Questions & Answers

The following is a list of questions & answers documented throughout the PS-CA v0.1 Comments Disposition process. The Q&As listed are common themes and/or topics identified by all stakeholders and are grouped by category:

  • Standards
  • Architecture/Implementation
  • Use Case/Requirements

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Standards

N/A

Architecture/Implementation

Business rules for how a document management system manages documents it has received (e.g., when is it appropriate to delete a document, how long should it archived, when should the system alert users of new information, etc.) is outside of the scope of what this specification is intended for. However, there is an opportunity to discuss some of these scenarios on day three of the Projectathon and assess what instruments should be added to the specification to potentially support submitter choice when transferring documents (similar to how MHD expresses directives). 

Use Case/Requirements

N/A