MedBiquitous Standards Implementation Workshop

Valerie Smothers, MedBiquitous and Kirke Lawton, Association of American Medical Colleges

May 19, 2015

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Objective

• By the end of this workshop, you will be able to identify the key considerations when implementing MedBiquitous standards for data exchange or system development.

INTRODUCTIONS AND INTERESTS

Implementation purpose

A. Collecting data/content from disparate sources

B. Sending data/content to a common sourceC. Broad sharing of data/contentD. Enabling system design, integration or 1 to 1

partner collaboration

FIND A GROUP WITH SIMILAR PURPOSE

Mapping requirements

• How do your requirements map to the MedBiquitous standard(s)?

• Do you/your partner have additional requirements for things that are in the standard?

• Additional elements not in the standard?• Rules beyond what is in the XML schema?

Discuss your requirements mapping

Validating data

• Local schema?• Ns.medbiq.org schema (no service

guarantee)?• Program implementing business rules?• No validation?

Data governance/data exchange policies

• Identify stakeholders• Who will determine policies?• How will they be communicated or enforced?

Discuss data validation and governance

Data exchange models

• Closed model – known entities (restful vs soap web services)

• Open model/linked data – unknown data requesters

Discuss in large group

Anyone considering the open model?

If you have questions

• Interpretation question – full working group (can go through Valerie)

• Implementer discussion lists – open to all• MedBiquitous meetings/other implementers• Documentation on the website• Consulting/training

Open discussion