David,
It makes sense to me. I think we need to pull
together a face to face meeting to broach these issues in a serious way.
We might start with the HITSP use cases and see where we feel OASIS does a
better job than other available standards, or where there is a crying need for
new standards development.
Warm regards,
Peter
Peter L. Elkin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of
Medicine
(507)
284-1551
Fax: (507)
284-5370
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Brett Trusko
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 4:52 PM
To:
'David RR Webber (XML)';
Cc: 'Patrick
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Subject: [ihc] RE: HIMSS / internet2 and
OASIS IHC?
Hi
David,
I will be chatting with
everyone next week. I am on the road this week but should be able to coordinate
something starting next Wed.
Best,
Brett
From: David RR
Webber (XML) [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:28
PM
To:
Cc:
Patrick Gannon; Brett Trusko;
Subject: HIMSS / internet2 and OASIS
IHC?
Folks,
I circulated the announcement below this week and asked
the question - where does OASIS fit in the puzzle
here?
At first brush - the notion is that HIMSS is the owner
of the business domain needs, I2 folks understand the network and bit and byte
layer, while OASIS sits in between providing the facilitation mechanisms that
reach up to the business users ultimately.
Well in talking with Didi (Blanca) Davis today who is
Director, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise at HIMSS seems like this
could be fitting together quiet nicely.
HIMSS next steps is to form working groups with I2 folks
to start defining the USE CASES.
At that point they will then solicit input and feedback
and we can start figuring out how our OASIS works fits into the equation -
and what we can do today and what new enhancements we need to accommodate
HIMSS / I2 next generation
capabilities?
My suggest is that IHC is the ready-made TC on the OASIS
side that can take ownership of that process and be the conduit between the
other OASIS TCs and HIMSS / I2.
Does everyone concur?
If so - then of course - those interested can involve
themselves more deeply in the HIMSS / I2 use case development - but otherwise I
think this is a good plan for now.
I've CC:d Didi here so she has our PoC
information.
Thanks, DW
FYI
Focused on Creating an Advanced and
Interoperable Medical Network, HIMSS and Internet2 Announce
Collaboration
The two organizations will leverage each other's
expertise to explore the viability of an independent and logically
interconnected medical network in the United
States
CHICAGO, Ill. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. -
August 1,
2006 - The Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) and Internet2 announced today that the two organizations have
created a partnership to explore the development of a secure, reliable and
advanced networking solution for the transmission of medical information,
messages and images throughout the broad healthcare
industry.
The two organizations are exploring
a new network designed to offer the health sciences and healthcare sectors a
private and secure medium for exchanging health information. A next-generation
architecture built to meet federal regulatory requirements, this new network may
also have value to offer in the work of the Nationwide Health Information
Network
(NHIN).
This ground-breaking collaboration
is a natural extension for both not-for-profit organizations. Through a
membership of 20,000 individuals, 45 chapters, and more than 300 corporations
representing millions of employees, the HIMSS mission focuses on the betterment
of healthcare through the most effective use of
information
technology and management systems. Internet2, the
U.S.'s advanced networking
consortium led by 208 U.S.
university members in partnership with over 100 industry and government members,
works to develop and deploy advanced networks, applications and resources.
"HIMSS and our members look forward
to this collaboration with Internet2," said H. Stephen Lieber, HIMSS
president/CEO. "The synergies between HIMSS and Internet2 brought our
organizations together to consider and evaluate the feasibility of establishing
a network that would meet the evolving needs of the biomedical and healthcare
delivery community."
Since 1999, Internet2 has operated
an advanced nationwide network that supports leading-edge Internet technology
development for the research and academic community. Internet2 recently
announced a major upgrade to this network to provide members 10 times the
capacity and speed of its current infrastructure. In addition, the Internet2
community has successfully developed important middleware technologies to
address critical issues in authentication and authorization in order to enable
active privacy management. Through this partnership, HIMSS and the Internet2
community will work closely together to leverage these leading-edge technologies
to explore development of brand new capabilities that meet the specific security
and privacy needs of the healthcare
industry.
"The research and education
community has long understood the potential for leveraging advanced Internet
technology to enhance the healthcare industry's ability to serve the public's
needs, to improve the flow of information for research, to streamline care
processes and to enable cost savings," said Douglas Van Houweling, Internet2
president and CEO. "Our partnership with the HIMSS community is a major step
forward in realizing this vision. Together we will work to create a new
state-of-the-art platform for biomedical research, education and clinical
practice on a national
scale."
Through the partnership, four
working groups have been established to explore the requirements and
capabilities needed to create an advanced medical network during the next year.
HIMSS and Internet2 will join each other's organizations. Members of both
organizations will also join each of the four working groups, which
include:
o
Identity
Management that will allow the identification
and authentication of individuals regardless of their physical location.
o
Privacy &
Security that will focus on the tools and
techniques that will assure the privacy and security of the information that
travels on the network.
o
Biomedical (Health
Sciences and Healthcare)
Education that will focus on meeting the
unique needs and accessing the resources required for biomedical education.
o
Telehealth that will focus on the implications
for clinical practice when a reliable advanced network is available.
In addition, members
of both organizations will work for the development and implementation of the
network with other partnerships and collaborations, including Integrating the
Healthcare Enterprise
(IHE).
About
HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership
organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of
healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment
of
healthcare.
Founded in 1961 with offices in
Chicago, Washington D.C., and other locations across the country, HIMSS
represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members
that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS
frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its
advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to
promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality
patient
care.
About
Internet2
Led by more than 200
U.S.
universities, working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and
deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher
education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2
facilitates the kinds of dynamic partnerships among academia, industry, and
government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy. For more
information about Internet2 network capabilities, visit http://networks.internet2.edu.
For more information,
contact:
HIMSS
Joyce Lofstrom, MS,
APR
Manager, Corporate Communications
312-915-9237 -
Internet2
Lauren
Rotman
Manager, Public Relations
202-331-5345 -
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