Project Summary for HL7 Cloud Planning Guide
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Project Details
Number | 1223 View Ballot Items List (with NIBs) |
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Name | HL7 Cloud Planning Guide |
Sponsor(s) | Services Oriented Architecture Work Group |
Co-Sponsor(s) | Implementable Technology Specifications Work Group |
Steering Division | Infrastructure |
Description | To develop an informative document establishing an HL7 point-of-view as to how and where HL7 standards can and should be applied as organizations are considering migration of their HIT into cloud environments. The expectation is that there is a broad spectrum of possibilities, several alternatives of which will be included in the white paper. The paper will include: - Overview, including and introduction to cloud terms and principles - Identify relevant HL7 standards and the context where they may be applied into cloud settings. This will be exemplary and not authoritative, with the hope of including as many HL7 standards as possible that have direct relevance. - Introduce the concept of Cloud Blueprints, each of which is an implementation pattern leveraging HL7 standards and putting them into context of broad solution categories. These are intended to be selected, modified, and then implemented. Each blueprint will be targeted to specific situational needs, identify implementation considerations, risks, trade-offs, etc. associated with that pattern. - A discussion of security and privacy considerations associated with cloud, with particular focus on the blueprints. - A maturity model to allow for the objective evaluation and assessment of organizations to determine their ability to effect cloud solutions, and potential steps that could be taken to improve their posture to embrace Cloud. This section will include a self-assessment guide. - A section discussing emerging capabilities and 'next steps', with a highlight on the opportunities that are created through the use of cloud implementation. - Finally, the white paper will include reference documentation and knowledge sources for further study. Ultimately, the paper must be able to substantiate why it is that HL7 needs a specific point-of-view on Cloud. |
Project Facilitator | Ken Rubin |
Status | Archived |
SD Approval Date | Dec 2, 2015 |
TSC Approval Date | Jun 22, 2018 |
Type | Ballot - Informative |
Objectives / Deliverables | Define scope of Cloud paper. Create high level outline and define core section ownership and collaborating workgroups. - Target: 10/2015 Formal project scope statement adoption - Target: 11/2015 Informative Ballot - Target: 10/2018 |
Next Milestone Date | 2018 September WGM |
Project End Date | 2018 September WGM |
Project Intent | Create New Standard, Implementation Guide |
Project Need | More and more healthcare institutions are looking toward cloud-based deployment approaches to leverage shared infrastructure and to more effectively enable IT across institutions and business partners. While HL7 has standards that have utility and potential benefit in this space, nothing has been documented and published to address this need or to help provide guidance on how such an implementation approach might be realized. Existing Cloud documentation does not address the types of specific design and implementation principles that would promote interoperability and sharing of information, and are more generally based on how to replatform an existing application into a cloud hosted environment. Existing industry literature and discussion has been limited to primarily HIPAA concerns and replatforming, not getting into the topics aforementioned. This blueprint will be more targeted to organizations that are re-envisioning their HIT as part of re-engineering or HIT evolution activities. It will not emphasize HIT migration. |
Implementers | |
Security Risks | No |
External Drivers | While there is no one specific external driver affecting this project timeline, broad marketplace push in the direction of Cloud creates timeline pressure to execute this project quickly. |
Common Names / Keywords/ Aliases | Cloud Blueprint |
Lineage | |
Dependancies | This project has no specific dependencies. It will leverage content from across many HL7 standards, but is not specifically dependent on any one standard or version. |
Project Document Repository |
http://confluence.hl7.org/display/SOA/HL7+Cloud+Planning+Guide http://hssp.wikispaces.com/cloud |
Backwards Compatibility | No |
External Vocabularies | No |
Products | - New Product Definition - |
Joint Copyright? | No |
External Pjt Collaborators | Intent to collaborate with Cloud Standard Customer Council (CSCC) - Part of OMG. This may involve joint authorship or sponsorship. This will be determined as the project unfolds and coordinated with ARB and Steering Division |
Realm | Universal |
HL7 Affiliate | |
Stakeholders | Clinical and Public Health Laboratories, Immunization Registries, Quality Reporting Agencies, Regulatory Agency, Payors |
Vendors | Pharmaceutical; EHR, PHR; Health Care IT; Clinical Decision Support Systems; Lab; HIS; Other (specify in Misc. Notes below) |
Providers | Clinical and Public Health Laboratories; Emergency Services; Local and State Departments of Health; Medical Imaging Service; Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health) |
Ballot Cycle Info | 2019 May: Project closing due to lack of resources. Vote taken Wednesday Q4 Montreal |
Misc Notes | 2019 May: Project closing due to lack of resources. Vote taken Wednesday Q4 Montreal 2018 May: VMcCauley updated PSS. 2017 Sept: Planning on having a draft in January for committee review and ballot in May 2018. There is a possibility of joint authorship with the CSCC or other organization. Will be determined as the project executes. If this is determined to be advantageous we will secure a Joint Copyright Letter. Other SDOs/Profiles: The Open Group |
U.S. Govt Interest? | Yes |
USRSC Approval | |
FMG Approval | |
ARB Approval | |
Start Date | Dec 15, 2015 |
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