The IHE Technical Frameworks, available for download below, are a resource for users, developers and implementers of healthcare imaging and information systems. They define specific implementations of established standards to achieve effective systems integration, facilitate appropriate sharing of medical information and support optimal patient care. They are expanded annually, after a period of public review, and maintained regularly by the IHE Technical Committees through the identification and correction of errata.

Submit and Review Comments

Each draft Technical Framework document and supplement is published initially for a period of public comment. Documents currently in release for public comment are available here.

Comments from implementers and other interested parties are invited on an ongoing basis. Please submit comments through the links provided below.

 

Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

Current Technical Framework - Revision 2.0
July 23, 2010
Copyright © 2010: IHE International, Inc.
Trial Implementation
 

These volumes provide specification of the following profile:

  • Anatomic Pathology Workflow (APW)

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Anatomic Pathology Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the Anatomic Pathology Trial Implementation Technical Framework. These trial implementation profiles will be tested at subsequent IHE Connectathons.  Supplements extend the IHE Anatomic Pathology Technical Framework, Rev. 2.0 for Trial Implementation. 

 

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Current Technical Framework - Revision 4.0
August 5, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Cardiology Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the IHE Cardiology Technical Framework. Trial implementation profiles are eligible for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.  Comments can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/cardiology/cardiologycomments.cfm.

2007-2008 Whitepaper

Comments on this document can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/cardiology/cardiologycomments.cfm.

 

Cardiology Archives
The documents presented here are for historical purposes.  Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.

  

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/eyecare/eyecarecomments.cfm.

Current Technical Framework - Revision 3.7
February 15, 2010
Copyright © 2010: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text

These volumes provide specification of the following profiles:

  • Eye Care Workflow (EYECARE)
  • Charge Posting (CHG)
  • Eye Care Evidence Documents (ECED)
  • Eye Care Displayable Report (ECDR)

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Eye Care Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the IHE Eye Care Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. These trial implementation profiles will be available for testing at subsequent IHE Eye Care Connectathons.

 

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IT Infrastructure Technical Framework

Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/iti/iticomments.cfm.

Current Technical Framework - Revision 8.0
August 19, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text

  • Vol. 1 (ITI TF-1): Integration Profiles
  • Vol. 2: Transactions - Volume 2 is divided into three separate sub-volumes:
    • Vol. 2a (ITI TF-2a): Transactions ITI-I through ITI-28. These transactions are used in the following profiles CT, PSA, EUA, PIX, RID, XDS, ATNA, PDQ, PWP, NAV
    • Vol. 2b: (ITI TF-2b): Transactions (cont'd) ITI-29 through ITI-64. These transactions are used in the following profiles PAM, XDM, XUA, XDS, XCA, PIX V3, MPQ
    • Vol. 2x (ITI TF-2x): Appendices A through W and Glossary
  • Vol. 3 (ITI TF-3): Contains Section 4 Cross-Transaction Specifications and Section 5 IHE Content Specifications

These volumes provide specification of the following profiles:

  • Audit Trail and Node Authentication (ATNA)
  • Basic Patient Privacy Consents (BPPC)
  • Consistent Time (CT)
  • Cross-Community Access (XCA)
  • Cross-Enterprise Document Media Interchange (XDM)
  • Cross-Enterprise Document Reliable Interchange (XDR)
  • Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS.b)
  • Cross-Enterprise Sharing of Scanned Documents (XDS-SD)
  • Cross-Enterprise User Assertion (XUA)
  • Enterprise User Authentication (EUA)
  • Multi-Patient Queries (MPQ)
  • Patient Administration Management (PAM)
  • Patient Demographic Query HL7 V3 (PDQ V3)
  • Patient Demographics Query
  • Patient Identifier Cross-Referencing (PIX)
  • Patient Identifier Cross-Reference HL7 V3 (PIX V3)
  • Patient Synchronized Applications (PSA)
  • Personnel White Pages (PWP)
  • Retrieve Information for Display (RID)

Brief descriptions of these profiles are available here.

 

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the IT Infrastructure Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. These trial implementation profiles will be tested at the IHE Connectathons in January 2012. Supplements extend the IHE ITI Technical Framework 8.0 for Trial Implementation. 

 

IT Infrastructure User Handbooks
User handbooks provide advice, examples and considerations for the use of IHE ITI profiles.

 

IT Infrastructure White Papers
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following white papers. These white papers facilitate the use of existing IHE ITI profiles or scope the need for future profiles.
 

 

IT Infrastructure Archives
The documents here are presented for historical purposes. Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.

 

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/laboratory/laboratorycomments.cfm

Current Technical Framework - Revision 3.0
May 19, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text

These volumes provide specification of the following profiles:

  • Laboratory Testing Workflow (LTW)
  • Laboratory Device Automation (LDA)
  • Laboratory Point Of Care Testing (LPOCT)
  • Laboratory Code Set Distribution (LCSD)
  • Laboratory Specimen Barcode Labeling (LBL)
  • Sharing Laboratory Reports (XD-LAB)

 Brief descriptions of these profiles are available here.

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Laboratory Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the Laboratory Technical Framework. These Trial implementation profiles are eligible for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons. 

Laboratory Archives
The documents presented here are for historical purposes. Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.


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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/pcc/pcccomments.cfm

Current Technical Framework - Revision 7.0
2011-09-09
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text

These volumes provide specification of the following profiles:

  • Cross Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries Integration Profile (XDS-MS), including Medical Summary Document Content (MS) specification
  • Emergency Department Referral (EDR)
  • Exchange of Personal Health Record Content (XPHR)

 Brief descriptions of these profiles are available here.

 

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Patient Care Coordination Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the PCC Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. These trial implementation profiles will be available for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.

 

Related Document
The Patient Care Coordination Planning and Technical Committees invite comment on the following white paper from the Public Health Data Standards Consortium:

 

Patient Care Coordination Archives
The documents presented here are for historical purposes.  Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.

 

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/pcd/pcdcomments.cfm

Current Technical Framework - Revision 1.0
August 12, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text Version

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Patient Care Device (PCD) Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the Patient Care Device Technical Framework.  These trial implementation profiles will be eligible for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.

White Papers
The IHE PCD Technical Committee has published the following white papers. These white papers facilitate the use of existing IHE PCD profiles and/or scope the need for future profiles.

User Handbook
The IHE PCD Technical Committee has published the following User Handbook.

 

Patient Care Device Archives
The documents presented here are for historical purposes.  Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.

 

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/pharmacy/pharmacycomments.cfm.

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Pharmacy Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the forthcoming Pharmacy Technical Framework.  These trial implementation profiles will be available for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.

   

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted at http://www.ihe.net/qrph/qrphcomments.cfm.

Current Technical Framework - Revision 0.1
September 2, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Trial Implementation 

 

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the forthcoming QRPH Technical Framework. These trial implementation profiles will be available for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.

 

Quality, Research and Public Health White Papers

The IHE Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee has published the following white papers.

The Quality, Research and Public Health Domain endorses the white paper developed by the Public Health Data Standards Consortium. The white paper provides two detailed examples of public health programs (immunization and cancer registries).  It also identifies other programs for the development of technical specifications for interoperable systems in the future that manage public health, research, and quality.  The white paper serves as a framing document for planning public health activities in IHE.

We invite public health professionals to join our collaborative efforts at IHE between the public health and HIT vendor communities to guide the development of the IHE Integration Profiles for interoperability among and between Electronic Health Record and Public Health Systems. These profiles will facilitate the necessary linkages, standardization and integration of health data between clinical care and public health to create robust overarching health information exchanges.

2006-2007 Supplement for Public Comment
The IHE Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee has published the initial profile below for public comment:

Comments on this profile can be submitted to the online forum at http://forums.rsna.org.

 

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Revision 1.6
August 18, 2007
Copyright © 2007: ASTRO, AAPM, RSNA, HIMSS

Draft for Trial Implementation

The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee has published this draft Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. The document defines the RT Objects Integration Profile.  Comments may be submitted to the discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.


Supplements for Public Comment
The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee has published the following supplements of the IHE-RO Technical Framework v. 2.0 for Trial Implementation. Comments and implementer feedback on these supplements can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

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Comments and implementer feedback on all documents can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

Current Technical Framework - Revision 10.0
February 18, 2011
Copyright © 2011: IHE International, Inc.
Final Text Version

These documents provide specification of the following profiles:
  • Radiology Scheduled Workflow (SWF)
  • Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR)
  • Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI)
  • Presentation of Grouped Procedures (PGP)
  • Access to Radiology Information (ARI)
  • Key Image Note (KIN)
  • Simple Image and Numeric Report (SINR)
  • Charge Posting (CHG)
  • Post-processing Workflow (PWF)
  • Reporting Workflow (RWF)
  • Evidence Documents (ED)
  • Portable Data for Imaging (PDI)
  • Nuclear Medicine Image
  • Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I)
  • Mammography Image
  • Import Reconciliation Workflow (IRWF)
  • Teaching File and Clinical Trial Export (TCE)

Brief descriptions of these profiles are available here.

Supplements for Trial Implementation

The IHE Radiology Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the Radiology Technical Framework. These trial implementation profiles will be eligible for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons.  Comments on these supplements can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

White Paper for Public Comment
The IHE Radiology Technical Committee has published the following white paper for public comment. Comments may be submitted at http://forums.rsna.org

 

Radiology Archives
The documents presented here are for historical purposes.  Please refer to the current versions for use in implementation.


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