The IHE Planning and Technical committees are composed of representatives of qualified vendors of systems directly involved in the integration scope of the IHE demonstrations. Participation on these committees is open to all qualified personnel, but requires a full commitment to a rigorous schedule of meetings and assignments. Secretarial and logistical support for the committees is provided by the sponsoring organizations, currently RSNA and HIMSS. A calendar of committee activities is available at http://www3.rsna.org/calendar/index.cfm?mg_id=1.
The Planning Committee is responsible for establishing the broad direction and scope for the demonstrations and related integration activities. In addition to agreeing on and publishing the demonstration scope, it holds responsibility for planning vendor workshops and other outreach activities.
The Technical Committee develops the scope outlined by the Planning Committee into the detailed IHE Technical Framework. In addition to developing this document, committee members provide liaison to the Technical Project Manager and vendors participating regarding how to implement it in preparing for the demonstrations.
The IHE Strategic Development Committee is composed of representatives of professional specialties and organizations from across the entire spectrum of care. Its overall goal is to promote the expansion of the IHE process for implementing standards-based information sharing across the healthcare enterprise. Committee members work to expand the IHE model by:
- Identifying steps in patient care workflow
- Recommending priorities of clinical and operational domains
- Identifying integration needs and barriers within and across domains
- Identifying key resources and helping to populate IHE planning committees in key domains