Query Health Distributed Population Queries Implementation Group Meeting

1. Query Health Distributed Population QueriesImplementation Group Meeting March 13, 2012

2. Agenda • Where we are going • Weekly Summary • Clinical • Operations • Technical • Important Announcements • Open Discussion / Next Steps

3. Query Health Where We Are

4. Query Health Meeting Time Reminders Implementation Group Tuesdays 1:30pm-3:00pm EDT Clinical Working Group Wednesdays 12pm-1pm EDT Clinical Concept Mapping Sub-Working Group Tuesday 2:30pm-4pm EDT Operations Working Group Thursdays 11am-12pm EDT Pilots Sub-Working Group Thursdays 3:30pm-4:30pm EDT Technical Working Group Thursday 2pm-3 pm EDT Sign Up at QueryHealth.org Download to your calendar at QueryHealth.org

5. Action Items

6. Clinical Working Group March 13, 2012

7. Concept to Codes • Last week • Presented the QH CEDD and its capabilities and had good discussion around how to expand it to include vocabulary and value set mapping (for a core set of data elements currently in the QH CEDD) • Discussed the importance of leveraging NQF quality measures as a starter set • Jeff Klann provided a short demo on composing queries within i2B2 with a specific focus on ontology and highlighting its hierarchical structure • Discussed potentially utilizing IHE SVS Profile  as a technical standard to share and access value sets • Agenda for 3/13 – • We will address follow up items from last week’s discussion and propose some ideas on next steps • Validation from community on suggested next steps • Identification of tasks to be completed within CEDD call and Technical WG call

8. Query Health CEDD Timeline

9. Query Health CEDD Specification • Review Query Health CEDD Specification Version 0.3 • All comments for Version 0.3 have been dispositioned: http://wiki.siframework.org/Query+Health+CEDD+Comments • Review dispositions on comments you have posted • Initial QDM and ISDS alignment completed for CEDD and under review with NQF and CDC • Initial PopMedNet (ESP, Mini-Sentinel, and HMORN VDW) alignment completed and changes made to reflect alignment to PopMedNet implementations • Initial hQuery alignment completed and under review with Mitre. • Focus this week on QDM and eMeasure alignment

10. Operations Working Group March 13, 2012

11. Operations Workgroup Activities and Next Steps • Work Accomplished • Resolved concerns around the “Destruction of Data” clause in existing version of DUA • Completed Risk Analysis of Technical Approach • Next Steps • Final validation of updated DUA and consensus voting this week • Discuss updates to the Policy Sandbox considering the role of an HIE as a data provider • Support Team to compile high-level Security, Privacy, and Policy Considerations based off of the Technical Approach Risk Analysis

12. Pilots Team Activities and Next Steps • Work Accomplished • Continued outreach to vendors and potential pilots. • Conducted initial conversation with Matt Veatch (Quintiles); they are interested in QH and will be putting together some ideas for what a pilot would like over the next week. • Conducted a conversation with Jeff Brown (Harvard Pilgrim) about Pilots.  Expecting to see an MDPHnet Pilot Project Profile soon. • Note: No Meeting on 03/08. • Next Steps • Ongoing communication with other potential pilot organizations

13. Technical Working Group March 13, 2012

14. Administrative Reminders • S&I Framework F2F • April 11 – 13th • Washington D.C • Query Health Activity stream • Query Health Major Activities – Initial Thoughts • Code-a-thon • Specification reviews and finalization • Pilot activities • Feedback/Thoughts on Agenda items to include

15. RI Update • RI Repository Link: http://code.google.com/p/query-health • PopMedNet • Working on reconciling the multiple code branches - created for HIMSS • Ensuring that all the required features for Query Health and other pilots are functional • Planning to work towards a release at the end of the month. • i2B2 • Design document done, going through internal i2B2 reviews. • Next Steps: • Create a mapping of CEDD to the i2B2 Schema – directly useful to NY Pilot • Complete Translator work for HQMF • Integration of PopMedNet / i2B2 • hQuery • Working on reconciling multiple code branches – created for HIMSS • Work on completing the HQMF to Java Script translator • Use of Value sets, • Execution of queries from i2B2 based on HQMF • hQuery Integration with PopMedNet • Translators • i2B2 XML to HQMF Translator from Keith Boone on the Repository • HQMF to Java Script Translator from Marc Hadley on the hQueryRepository

16. Other Activities • Reviewed the HQMF Translator work from Marc Hadley • Reviewed the QRDA work by SrinivasVelamuri

17. Next Steps • Specification Reviews • Review Query Envelope Risk Analysis and provide feedback • Feedback on QRDA activity. • Specification Usage • Volunteers needed to represent Sample Queries using revised HQMF models and schemas. • Volunteers requiring access to the code repository • Please sign up for a google account at http://code.google.com • Project Repository - http://code.google.com/p/query-health/ • Sign up for the RI at http://wiki.siframework.org/Query+Health+Reference+Implementation

18. S&I Framework F2F April 11th – April 13th Alexandria, Virginia

19. Basic Information • Alexandria Westin: • Address: 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA, 22314 • Phone: 703-253-8600   • Website: www.westin.com/alexandria • Public Transportation: • King Street Metro (Blue/Yellow Lines) – 3 Blocks • Ronald Reagan Airport (DCA) – 6 miles • Booking Accommodations: • See F2F Logistics page on wiki for details • Phone: 1-866-837-4210 • Rate: $169/night (excluding tax) • This rate is only available through 5pm ET on April 2 • Group rate includes free wireless in all guest rooms

20. Breakout Sessions • Tentative Schedule: Wednesday April 11th: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Workgroup Leads Meeting (Workgroup Leads and Initiative Coordinators Only) 1:00PM – 2:30 PM: All Hands Session 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Initiative Working Sessions Thursday April 12th: 8:00AM – 6:00PM: Initiative Working Sessions 6:00PM – 8:00PM: Networking Happy Hour Friday, April 13th: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Initiative Working Sessions 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM: All Hands Session

21. Next Steps • Reserve guest rooms at Westin and make travel plans • On Wednesday 4/11 Workgroup Leads Meeting starts at 9:00am, All-Hands Kickoff Session starts at 1:00pm • Event concludes at 3:00pm on Friday 4/13 • Information on booking the hotel is available on the Logistics page • F2F Registration is now open • Registration form allows you to select which specific workgroup sessions you will attend throughout the duration of the event • Registration for the various sessions is available on the Registration page • F2F is entirely in person – no phones or WebExs will be provided. Notes will be taken at breakout sessions and posted to the wiki. For more information, visit the F2F Wiki or email the F2F planning committee at F2F@siframework.org.

22. Detailed Query Health Agenda • Wednesday Afternoon • Query Health Overview (3 – 4 hours) (Introduction, Demo, Specifications and Pilots Overview) • Thursday morning • Reference Implementation Activities (4-5 hours) • Create QRDA translators • Enhance Query Health Reference Implementation. • Map your data sources to CEDD or i2B2 or hQuery or PopMedNet • Create Software to use mapping files to populate Query Health Reference Implementation • Thursday afternoon • Specification Reviews: ( 4 hours) • HQMF • CEDD • Friday Morning • Specification Reviews  - • QRDA • Pilots • Wrap up