Participant Check List
- Register for the Connectathon before the Early Bird Cut off, December 11th
- Review the Connectathon Track List below and visit Track Pages to learn more.
- Complete the HL7 Pre Connectathon Survey.
- Attend the Participant Information Session on the date listed below.
- Read the Connectathon version of the FHIR Specification and the FHIR home page if you haven't already done so, to become familiar with the concepts.
- Attend your Track Kick Off Call listed on your track page.
Connectathon Participant Key Dates:
| Date | Event |
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December 11, 2023 | Last Day for Early Bird Registration is December 11, 2023 |
| On Demand | FHIR Training for Beginners If you have never been to an HL7 FHIR Connectathon, we recommend reviewing the newcomer recording here! It includes FREE sessions on HL7 FHIR including:
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 4:00 PM ET | Participant Information Session Learn more about the tracks being offered, how to prepare your system for a weekend of testing, and where to connect with your track leads to get the most out of the event. |
December 12 - 19, 2023 | Attend your Track's Kick Off Call and prepare your testing environment. |
January 16 - 18, 2024 Times TBD | Join the FHIR Community On Site for three full days of FHIR! |
Track Lead Check List
- Track Proposals are due by the date listed below. Copies of previous connectathon tracks will be removed.
You must use the template found here! - Review the Key Dates Below
- Schedule your track Kick Off Call between the dates listed below. Post it on your Track Page!
- Schedule Break Out Sessions Here.
- Designate a helper who can manage Q&A during the event and prepare the Track Report Out
- Email Sandy Vance if you have questions! Sandy@counterpointsol.com
Track Lead Key Dates:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 17, 2023 | Track Proposals Due |
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | Track Lead Kick Off Call Be sure to check out this call - we have a lot of planning to do since we are going to be all virtual in January! Agenda -
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Monday, December 4, 2023 | Final date to drop a track - Any track that is scheduled as of this date must proceed. |
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 4:00 PM ET | Track Lead Touchpoint |
December 12 - 19, 2023 | Host your Track Kick Off Call! Please schedule your call and post the time and link on Confluence. After the call, post your recording to Confluence. |
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 4:00 PM ET | Track Lead Touchpoint |
Track Leads - please use this template to enter your track!
| Title | Short Description | Type | Track Lead(s) | Track Lead Email(s) | Specification(s) this track uses | Zulip stream | Track Kick Off Call | Zoom Link | Agenda |
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| 2024 - 01 International Patient Summary | This track will test the creation, exchange, editing and visualization of patient summary data across jurisdictions and usage contexts using the FHIR International Patient Summary (IPS) Implementation Guide specification. It will use and collect feedback on the most recent publication of the IPS (STU 1.1) and help prepare for the next IPS ballot. In addition it will include testing of SMART Health Links for Patient Mediated IPS exchange as well as updated open-source tools like HAPI and IPSViewer to create and edit documents. Looking for a quick intro to the IPS? Listen here for 5 minutes: | Test an Implementation Guide Tool Development Example Creation | John D'Amore; Panayiotis Savva (EPS sub-track); Ward Weistra (EU collaboration sub-track) | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Helios Query and Response Track | This track will test a public health-to-electronic health record and facilitated FHIR query-based approach for high-priority public health investigation use cases. | FHIR Testing FHIR Education | Forrest White | Helios General Zulip https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/307807-Helios-Accelerator | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Laboratory Report (EU) | The (European) Laboratory Report FHIR IG track aims to engage implementers, and other stakeholders, working with FHIR-based representations of Laboratory Reports. It uses as a reference the HL7 Europe FHIR Laboratory Report IG, but it is open to all implementers of FHIR Laboratory Reports and Laboratory Results wishing to share, discuss and analyze their implementations. This track will be part of the in person FHIR Connectathon event during the HL7 Europe WGM in Athens. | FHIR IG Testing; FHIR IG Education; FHIR IG Development | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 Clinical Genomics - CodeX (GenomeX) | A standard that supports a comprehensive 'ecosystem' for genomics-EHR integration is the goal of the Clinical Genomics WG. This connectathon is intended to identify gaps and ambiguities in delivering FHIR Genomics standard data with respect to data exchange of actionable genomics, and access of broader genetic data, such as more comprehensive coverage of variant results found in VCF files and abundance of information found in genetic study metadata. | Test an Implementation Guide. | Bob Dolin, May Terry, James Patterson, Srikar Chamala | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 C-CDA to FHIR mapping | Test and expand the latest C-CDA to FHIR mapping implementation guide | Test mappings and implementation guide. | Chun Li. Jay Lyle | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179273-CCDA-.2F-FHIR-mapping-stream | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Clinical Data Exchange (CDex) | CDex implementation guide (CDex) documents FHIR transaction to support exchanges of clinical data between providers and payers (or other providers).The anticipated benefits include more efficient and effective exchange of health record information in several areas
| Test an implementation guide/ Connecting Apps with Servers | Eric Haas | Da Vinci Clinical Data Exchange (CDex) ver 2.0.0 | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Clinical Data Exchange (CDex) | CDex implementation guide (CDex) documents FHIR transaction to support exchanges of clinical data between providers and payers (or other providers).The anticipated benefits include more efficient and effective exchange of health record information in several areas
| Test an implementation guide/ Connecting Apps with Servers | Eric Haas | Da Vinci Clinical Data Exchange (CDex) ver 2.0.0 | |||||
| 2024 - 01 FDA PQ/CMC - Pharmaceutical Quality - Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls | This track will test use of FHIR to submit the Description and Composition of the Drug Product section of Module 3 of the electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
| Scott Gordon / Catherine Hosage Norman / Smita Hastak | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Evidence Based Medicine | FHIR has been extended beyond health data exchange to support data exchange for scientific knowledge, including research results (evidence) and justifications of evidence-based guidance. This track will support multiple scenarios for using FHIR for scientific knowledge data exchange. | Test the design of a Resource/set of Resources, Test an Implementation Guide | Brian Alper, Khalid Shahin | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Physical Activity | Help test the HL7 FHIR Physical Activity implementation guide | Test an Implementation Guide | Lloyd McKenzie | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/327137-Physical-Activity | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Questionnaire | Questionnaires and forms permeate healthcare. This track will continue testing implementation of the Structured Data Capture (SDC) implementation guide which all provides guidance on how to define and complete questionnaires in healthcare, including the ability to automatically populate forms and the ability to extract resource information from completed forms. | Test an Implementation Guide | Paul Lynch, Brian Postlethwaite | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Burden Reduction (BR) | Continue the testing of the Implementation Guides, as well as Reference and vendor Implementations for electronic Prior Authorization Da Vinci (CRD + DTR + PAS) IGs | Test Implementation Guides (IG) and Reference Implementations (RI) | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Patient Cost Transparency (PCT) | Test the Da Vinci Patient Cost Transparency (PCT) Implementation Guide (IG) | Implementation Guide | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 FAST Infrastructure (Security & Identity) | Test end-to-end FAST solutions (Security, Identity, Directory, Exchange) | Test Implementation Guides | Aaron Nusstein (aaron.nusstein@lantanagroup.com) | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Clinical Reasoning | January 16-18, 2024 9:00 - 5:00 PM US ET (Virtual) Continue the testing and use of FHIR-based Quality Measures for use in Quality Measurement programs, including CMS, Gaps in Care (GIC) and Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Use Cases. The focus of this Connectathon will be to:
| Test an Implementation Guide | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 European Cancer Mission Track | This track mainly aims to
It also aims to
| FHIR IG Design FHIR IG Testing FHIR Education | Roberta Gazzarata (Hl7 Europe/IDEA4RC Project); Davide Saraceno (CINECA/PanCareSurPass Project); Luc Chatty (Hl7 Europe/ Hospitals On FHIR/FLUTE Projects); Dimitrios Katehakis (FORTH/HDHC), Teresa Garcia Lezana (teresa.garcia@crg.eu); Pedro Mallol (EUCAIM), Sara Martinez Alabart (INCISIVE), Antonis Billis <antonis.mpillis@gmail.com> | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 US Core Testing Track | This track will focus on testing:
| Test US Core Implementation Guide | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179309-inferno | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Public Health Report of Ill Traveler for Air Contact Investigations | Public Health Report of Ill Traveler for Air Contact Investigations | Test an Implementation Guide | Mahoney, Sean & Irving, Justin & TBD | TBD | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Social Services / Determinants Companion Guide | We will explore the enhancement of FHIR to address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and social services integration, ensuring whole-person care through a collaborative and backward-compatible approach. Our mission is to create interoperable solutions that bridge healthcare and social care for improved patient outcomes. | Test the Use Cases/Companion Guide | Sal Rana, Ken Lord | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 CARIN IG for Blue Button® | Real-world testing of the CARIN Consumer Directed Payer Data Exchange (CARIN IG For Blue Button®), which provides a set of resources that payers can display to consumers via a FHIR API, including Oral and Vision Profiles. This track will be testing the changes made to the STU 2 version of the IG including the addition of non-financial EOBs. In addition, implementers will have the opportunity to hear from ONC regarding the Inferno Test Suite and from AEGIS regarding the Touchstone Testscripts for the CARIN IG for Blue Button. | Test an Implementation Guide | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Risk Adjustment | Test the Da Vinci Risk Adjustment Implementation Guide | Test an implementation guide | Yan Heras | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/311469-Da-Vinci-Risk-Adjustment | |||||
| 2024 - 01 CodeX/CardX: Hypertension Management | Test the CodeX CardX: Hypertension Management Use Case Implementation Guide | Test an Implementation Guide | Lina Saintus Vickie Reyes Nathan Davis | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Vulcan/Gravitate Health - ePI/IPS and UNICOM/GIDWG | The aim of this track, the 7th in a sequence of a multiyear effort, is to test the creation, exchange and display of electronic Product information (ePI) including validation and the connection to International Patient Summary (IPS) and UNICOM/IDMP. In this track we also explore the GIDWG scenarios of pharmacovigilance, shortages, and cross-border healthcare, as well as the underlying proposed operation model for PhPIDs. Also included are the UNICOM scenarios of cross-border ePrescription/Dispensation including substitution. This track is part of the HL7 Vulcan Accelerator supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Gravitate-Health Project, the EU funded UNICOM project, WHO/UMC, EMA, and FDA. Thus, aligns with the European Medicines Agency’s ePI pilot project, FDA’s SPL-to-FHIR project, EMA’s SPOR, and the Global IDMP WG (GIDWG) initiative on End-to-End use cases. Standards development is supported by the HL7 BR&R working group. | FHIR Design, FHIR Testing, Test and Improve Implementation Guides | Track Leads Gravitate-Health/Vulcan: Craig Anderson, Catherine Chronaki Global IDMP Working Group (GIDWG) Members EMA (Europe): Panagiotis Telonis, Rik Smithies, Achilleas Voutsas, and Andrei Idu FDA (US): Ron Fitzmartin, TJ Chen UNICOM: Robert Stegwee, Joao Almeida WHO-UMC: Magnus Wallberg, Malin Fladvad, Åsa Pärnaste (asa.parnaste@who-umc.org) GS1: Martin Fitzgerald | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/296557-Vulcan.2FePI #europe#GH | |||||
| 2024 - 01 eLTSS Updated | eLTSS has to do with long-term support and services and the electronic exchange of this data. There is a need to streamline the communication to improve access for providers and reimbursement. This track focuses on the eLTSS FHIR IG STU2 update in information exchange from a centralized repository to a disbursed group of HINs which provide support. | Test an Implementation Guide | Bret Heale | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/300072-eLTSS/topic/2024.20-.2001.20FHIR.20Connectahon.20STU2 | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Uniform Data System Plus (UDS+) | Testing the (Uniform Data System Plus) UDS+ FHIR IG which participating organizations (HIT vendors and health centers) can use to automate the de-identification and formatting of the data into a submission, conforming to UDS manual and FHIR implementation guide defined profiles and protocols. | Test an Implementation Guide (IG) and potentially align with other tracks using shared standards | Rachel Fried and TBD (maybe John Morrison) | You may have to register for a Zulip account. You should be able to self-register to join our Zulip thread once you've registered to join: (669) #Protocols for Uniform Data System Patient Level Submission - FHIR Community - Zulip | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Gravity SDOH Track | Testing Gravity’s Social Determinants of Health Data Exchange IG, to include the following use-cases:
Additionally, we will explore interoperability between a referral source and a payer to determine social care supplemental benefits. With the increase in screening that is anticipated January 2024, having social care benefit transparency under Medicare Advantage Plans will reduce the burden for providers, patients and payers by having that information available at the point of care. | Test an implementation guide -demonstrate the core flow supported by the IG with scope constrained to the closed-loop Direct Provider to CBO scenario where the inputs to the assessment phase are performed using the PRAPARE. | Corey Spears, | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/233957-Gravity-sdoh-cc/topic/Connectathon | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Helios FHIR PH Reporting | This track will investigate the use of the FHIR paradigms as applied to public health. The electronic Case Report (eCR) use case will be used as the primary standard to test. | Test an Implementation Guide | Katie Tully | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/307807-Helios-Accelerator | |||||
| 2024 - 01 CARIN IG For Digital Insurance Card | Real-world testing of the CARIN IG for Digital Insurance Card using a SMART Health Card/SMART Health Link. | Test an Implementation Guide | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/285193-CARIN-IG.20for.20Digital.20Insurance.20Card | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Testing - Measure the Impact of US Core Version Differences | Let's advance the versioning discussion by measuring the impact on interoperability of different US Core versions. | A) FHIR Testing | Jeff Helman; Mario Hyland | General: https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179207-connectathon-mgmt Connectathon-35 Specific: TBD | |||||
| 2024 - 01 CodeX Medication REMS | This track will test the use of FHIR to support provider activities needed to start a patient on a REMS drug (a medication with a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies program). | Educate on the use of FHIR technologies/IGs (CDS Hooks, SMART app launch and Backend Services authorization) Test an IG (Medication REMS–under development) | Frank McKinney, Kelee Petzelt | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 IPA-International Patient Access | This IPA track will provide an on-ramp to new implementers, and test and generate feedback on the new use of the proposed Obligations and Actor definitions in the next version of IPA. | Test the IPA implementation guide, educate on the use of the IPA IG | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 Vulcan Phenomics Exchange | This track will test the creation and exchange of phenotypic data and phenotypic patient profiles for use in genetic testing. It will use the Phenomics Exchange for Research and Diagnostics IG (Pheno IG). | Test the design of the FHIR Resources/profiles of the Phenomics Exchange for Research and Diagnostics FHIR Implementation Guide. Define, test and or implement operations to generate patient specific phenotypic profiles in the form of a Bundle. | Anita Walden, ShahimEssaid , Peter Robinson, Julian Sass | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Imaging Track | Test imaging-related resources and implementation guides | Test resource use cases | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/316835-imaging/topic/connectathon-35 | ||||||
| 2024 - 01 Dental Data Exchange Track | Test vendor implementations of the Dental Referral Note and Dental Consult Note profiles, intended to support computable exchange of patient data with and among dental providers, including support for the SNODENT code system frequently used by dental systems. | Test an Implementation Guide | |||||||
| 2024 - 01 Patient Track | This track provides new participants with a friendly introduction to FHIR, using a simple scenario that can be met with limited domain knowledge and by those who have not had a lot of exposure to FHIR. | Educate on the use of FHIR technology | Test Support: Richard Ettema | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179207-connectathon-mgmt/topic/Patient.20Track | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Helios IIS Bulk Data Track | This track will test the ability of authorized users (healthcare providers, payers, state programs, etc) to access immunization data help by immunization information systems (ISS) and/or Vital Records systems. The track will apply the operations as defined by the Bulk Data Access FHIR IG to this problem. | Test an Implementation Guide | Craig Newman, Helios Program Manager, Altarum | http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/bulkdata/ US Core (5.0.1) Patient and Immunization resource profiles | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/355139-Helios-Bulk-Data | ||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Payer Data Exchange(PDex) and Formulary | Payer Data Exchange (PDex) is preparing an update to the STU2 version of the IG. These are needed to support regulatory changes related to the Prior Authorization Rule. This track will be testing proposed specifications for Provider Access and Payer-to-Payer Bulk APIs. Formulary will make available the Bulk download API. | Test the Provider Access Bulk API. Test the Payer-to-Payer Bulk API. The Payer-to-Payer API will build on the Member-Match capabilities in PDex STU2. Both APIs will assess the feasibility of using the Da Vinci Data Export Operation and Group Profiles from the Da Vinci Attribution (ATR) IG. | Mark Scrimshire | PDex: https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/235286-Da-Vinci.20PDex | |||||
| 2024 - 01 Da Vinci Value-Based Performance Reporting | Test the Da Vinci Value-Based Performance Reporting IG | Test the design of the Value Based Performance Reporting Implementation Guide | Vincent Powell, David DeGandi |
