The purpose of this template is to assist the individuals in the ANSI HISB Inventory of Standards Workgroup and members of Standard Development Organizations (SDOs) to summarize the characteristics of health care information standards in a consistent manner.
Once filled in, each template will be included in the ANSI HISB Inventory of Standards Report to be presented to the DHHS in December 1996.
The scope of the Inventory of Standards Report are those healthcare transaction standards and supporting standards identified in the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which must be selected by the DHHS within 18 months of enactment.
Please prepare your responses in Microsoft Word and send your draft template input to the Medical Records Institute at peterw@medrecinst.com by November 11.
I. Category/Classification of Standard
Note:
A. Use classifications identified in the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 such as "claims or equivalent encounter information"
and "coordination of benefits information", etc.
II. Standards Development Organization (SDO)
Note:
A. Include SDO name and domain developing committee if appropriate.
III. ANSI Accreditation, ANSI Accreditation applied for or not ANSI
Accredited
Note:
A. If your organization is ANSI accredited, what is the type and scope of accreditation? For example, is it Accredited Organization Method, Accredited Standards Committee Method or is it Accredited Sponsor using Canvas Method? If not, have you applied for accreditation?
IV. Name of Standard
Note:
A. Include the name followed by the number of the standard, if a number is available.
V. Contact for more information
Note:
A. Include name, E-mail address, phone and fax number.
VI. Description of Standard
Notes:
A. Include separate statements for:
clinical and/or other functional areas)
- systems environment (operating systems, network,
hardware or other requirements)
- Application function/domain completeness (Within the
defined scope of this standard, what functions/codes
are complete?
- In what way(s) is this standard superior to other
standards in this category/classification?
- any other relevant characteristics
VII. Readiness of Standard
Notes:
A. Is it a guideline? If so, does it address policy, process, practice or design?
B.Can it be implemented? (If so, can it be fully or partially implemented?, explain)
C.How can the standard be obtained?
D.Does it require a separate implementation guide? (If so is the guide approved by the SDO?
E.Is there only one implementation guideline (or are there major options that impact compatibility)?
F.Is a conformance standard specified?
G.Are conformance test tools available?
H.Source of test tools?
I.If the standard is under development, what parts of it are ready now?
J.What extensions are now under development?
AA. What are the major milestones toward standards completion?
BB. What are the projected dates for final balloting and/or implementation?
CC. Please note any other indicators of readiness that may be appropriate.
VIII. Indicator of Market Acceptance
Notes:
A. If the standard is a guideline, how many copies have been requested and distributed?
B.If the standard is an implementable standard, how many vendors, healthcare organizations and/or government agencies are using it?
C.Is this standard being used in other countries (which are they)?
Please note any other relevant indicator of market acceptance within the public or private sector.
IX. Level of Specificity
Notes:
A. If your standard is a guideline, how detailed is it?
B.If it is an implementable standard, describe how detailed its framework is and its level of granularity.
C.Does the standard(s) reference or assume other standards to achieve more specificity?
D.If it includes or assumes code sets, which ones are they?
E.What is the description of the code set?
F.How is the code set acquired?
G.Is there a users' guide or some other assistance available on the code set?
H.If the code set is currently in use, what is the extent of its use (e.g., approximate number of users)?
I.If the code set is under development, what are the projected dates of completion and implementation?
X. Relationships with other standards
Notes:
A. Identify other standards and the relationship(s) with other standards such as inclusion, dependency, interface overlap, conflict or coordination.
B.Identify specific standards reconciliation or coordination activities.
C.What portion of the specification and functionality is affected by this coordination?
D.What conditions are assumed in order for this coordination to be effective?
E.Is this standard consistent with international standards? If so, which standards?
F.What gaps remain among related standards that should be addressed?
G.Describe what is being done to address these gaps.
XI. Identifiable Costs
Notes:
A. Please indicate the cost or your best estimate for the following:
The purpose of this template is to assist the individuals in the ANSI HISB to create an inventory of frameworks, architectures and models to be included in the HISB Inventory of Standards Report to the DHHS.
The scope of the frameworks, architectures and models to be included in the Inventory of Standards Report are those FAMS which promote interoperability among healthcare information standards. These may include FAMS such as the Common Data Model of the IEEE Joint Working Group, the HL7 Draft Reference Model, CORBAMED, Health Industry Generic Architectures and others.
I. Category/Classification: Is this a framework, architecture or model?
II. Standards Development Organization (SDOs): Include SDO names and domain developing committees if appropriate.
III. ANSI Accreditation: Is this FAM led by an ANSI accredited organization?
IV. Name of framework, architecture or model:
I. Contact for more information: Include name, E-mail address, phone and fax number.
I. Description of framework, architecture or model. Include separate statements for:
· Type
VII. Readiness of framework, architecture or model:
A) Has it been published?
B) Is it a draft or a final version?
C) Has it been implemented? If so, where and when?
D) If the FAM is under development, what portions are available now?
E) What are the target dates for additional portions or versions of this FAM?
F) Is the use of this FAM dependent on the availability/selection of a tool?
G) Is the use of the FAM dependent on an RFI, an RFP or other evaluation or selection process?
H) Please note any other indicators of readiness that may be appropriate.
I. Indicator of Market Acceptance:
A) If the FAM is published, how many copies have been requested and distributed?
B) If the FAM can be implemented, how many vendors, healthcare organizations and/or government agencies have used it?
A) Is this FAM being used in other countries, which are they?
D) Which SDOs are committed to comply with or use this FAM?
E) Please note any other relevant indicator of market acceptance within the public or private sector
IX. Level of Specificity: Describe the ISO level, the detail and/or the specificity of this FAM
X. Identifiable Costs.
Notes: A) Please indicate the cost or your best estimate for the
following: