Chair: Caroline Macumber 

Scribe: Davera Gabriel 

Date/Time: 

Wednesday, February 2, 8:00-9:30PM UTC

Wednesday, February 2, 3:00-4:30PM USA ET

Thursday, February 3, 6:00-7:30AM AEST

Thursday, February 3, 9:00-10:30AM NZDT   

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Attendees

Attendee type:

M - TSMG Member

O -Observer / Guest

Attendance:

P - present

A - Apologies

X - (Apologies with Proxy)

Name

Affiliation

M (Co-Chair)PClinical Architecture
M (Co-Chair)PThe Johns Hopkins University
M (Co-Chair)PSaludax
M (CSDO)
HL7 International
M (TSMG Rep to the TSC)
MD Partners, Inc.
M

P (first 60 minutes only)

Carol Proxy for last 30

Alphora
MPApelon, Inc.
M(conflict w first 30 minutes)MaxMD
MPNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
MPHL7 New Zealand
MPPrecipius b.v.
M
HL7 Germany
O
Health Intersections
OPCanada Health Infoway
OPNational Library of Medicine
O
Hausam Consulting LLC
OPSNOMED International
O
ICF 
O
MITRE
O
Joe FlackJohns Hopkins BIDS
O
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
OPJohn Snyder


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Minutes Approved as Presented 

2022-01-26 TSMG Agenda and Minutes

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Agenda Topics 

Meeting was recorded

Agenda Outline

Time allocationLead

Agenda Item

Management5CM
  • Note that meetings are recorded
  • Welcome to members and observers
  • Rollcall & Proxies
    • RM: Proxies are among the approvals that must be vetted through the TSC approval process
    • RM:  there are other practices that need this process correction

Administration

10CM
  • Announcements 
  • Policy & Process Documentation Repository
    • Requirements
    • Disposition - library approach
    • Each TSMG Subgroup should have their own pages
      • HTA pages will be linked (& stay where they are)
      • Reuben created draft stub for these pages here
      • if additional information is desired, please contact Reuben, as he will accommodate
      • Carol: suggesting an annual review to keep these current
    • Goals
      • Inventory of current assets
      • identify conflicts, gaps in terminology documentation & guidance
      • Get started on the  pages by end of February
        • UTG / THO (JB)
        • Policy Process (RD)
        • Education / Outreach (DG)
  • Confirmation / Update of subcommittee membership per 10Nov21 meeting minutes  (with updates from today)
    • UTG / THO: Joanie, RobM, Jess, Reuben, Micheal, Lisa, Bryn
    • HTA: Suzy, Sylvia, Roel, Davera, Carol, Reuben, Jess, Joanie
    • Outreach: Lisa, Peter, Dan, Davera
TSMG Standing Subcommittee Updates


          Outreach10DG
  • TSMG subgroup regular meetings
    • Doodle Poll: example for next week and +1. 
    • reply as if ongoing availability
          HL7 Terminology Authority10

CM, RD

  • Next HTA meeting this Thursday 10Feb2022
  • Request from WHO re: utilization of OIDs, representative will attend next HTA meeting
  • JIRA ticket opened for GOM changes to remove HTA: GCR-354 - Getting issue details... STATUS
  • GOM text in process of being moved to HTA page
    • confirmation from David Pike that the content is being moved over to TSMG page
    • Reuben:  'Terminology Authority" as a name for the HTA may be confusing.  Suggesting there may be a better label which reflects the function(s) of the HTA as a component of the TSMG.  Possibly adding the term "External" or "External Terminology(ies)"
HL7 Terminology / Unified Terminology Governance (THO/UTG)10JB, RD
  • Request for THO v3.1.0
    • Determine if there is a need for a release prior to March
      • Drivers are aligning with ballot cycles and getting Marc experience with releasing
    • Tickets queued for the next release tracked here: Published in THO version 3.1.0 (In Progress)
    • Still determining if Implementation Guides can be published against the continuous integration (CI) build or if it must be a published release
    • TSMG may want to discuss timing with FMG regarding changes in R5 related to THO (i.e. Identifiers Systems, "Using X with FHIR", etc.)
    • TSMG is suggesting a regular cadence of THO releases, anticipating "pre-ballot" timing 
    • Must freeze no later than 2/20 (anything not implemented in CI build will not get in) to accommodate Ted's leave
      • BR: Motion to freeze no later than 2/20 for this next release, RD: second.  Motion passes 8-0-0
  • Task force recommendation review and implementation (voting, quorums, WG health, etc.): UTG Task Force Recommendations to TSC
    • Next Steps
      • Move forward with plan to request that Management Groups provide at least one person to be part of an OSG for the Product Family OSGs
        • Consider allowing nomination of participants that are not co-chairs 
        • Based on community feedback, we will adjust to what the community can provide
      • Also request that WGs provide someone willing to learn this process (as an apprenticeship-like role) so that we can bring them up to speed with the help of the appropriate methodology groups
      • Ask Rob and Peter for help recruiting for Realm-Based OSG
      • Ask TSMG main call for Vocab/TSMG members for the Vocab OSG
        • suggestion from RD:  all members of the TSMG be on the OSG
      • TSC clarification
        • Need to ask for clarification for ad hoc OSGs (separate request) and how OSGs may change but membership does not automatically refresh on tickets already in Consensus Review
        • Expectations for when members of an OSG need to change
        • Need to get clarification with regard to next steps to ratification of members from TSC
          • BR: will take this question to the TSC
  • Resource has been dedicated to help with UTG automation
    • Determining tasks that will be assigned with input from Ted Klein and Josh Procious 
    • Jess to follow-up and report back next meeting
  • Started discussion on business requirements for a UTG Editor
    • UTG Editor should simplify creation and editing of THO resources through a web-based editor
    • It would be very desirable to have a process that works with Git to hide 
    • Jess to work on writing up requirements
  • Sprint 2 of UTG Jira development items with a focus on release tracking in progress
    • Refining current implementation of release tracking
Technical Steering Committee (TSC) matters10BR
  • Decision Making Practices
    • Tabled to next meeting
 Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 4:02 PM ET 

Supporting Documents

Outline Reference

Supporting Document

Minute Approval2022-01-26 TSMG Agenda and Minutes


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