FHIR Chat · May 2018 Ballot

Stream: chile

Topic: May 2018 Ballot

Grahame Grieve (Apr 12 2018 at 04:37):

FHIR is developed by community. There's 3 overlapping processes by which requests for change can be made:
- in person at connectathons
- creating change proposals at http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/fhir/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=677
- joining in a 'ballot' and formally voting on the standard

Grahame Grieve (Apr 12 2018 at 04:41):

We opened a ballot this week. the way this works is:
- we post a frozen version (here: http://hl7.org/fhir/2018May/index.html)
- HL7 members review it, and make a list of issues (calling them small or large)
- then you 'vote' yes or no, and provide your list of issues to support your vote
- committees work through the list of issues and 'resolve' them (by making changes, or explaining, or listing future issues to be addressed)
- then they ask members that voted no to change their vote to a yes if they are happy with the responses
- the committee must get a very high % of yes votes at the end of this process, or the process starts again

Grahame Grieve (Apr 12 2018 at 04:43):

Several of you have indicated that you have opinions on some of the proposed changes that you can see in the current ballot. You can respond by creating an account on http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/fhir/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=677, and making your issues there. We try to deal with all the issues raised on gForge, but we don't have to. Or else you can vote in the ballot. if you want to do that, you must already have registered,. and it's too late to register now. I'm going to guess that no one here has registered - except for me

Grahame Grieve (Apr 12 2018 at 04:50):

If you do want to have your opinion heard through a vote, I suggest the following process:
- CENS nominates someone to gather comments
- anyone who wants to make comments in the ballot documents them with that coordinator
- on May 4, that person submits them to me for inclusion in my ballot response
- the coordinator will handle participating in the response process (discussion with committee about the issue, and advising me that the outcome is ok)

Stefan Sigle (Apr 25 2018 at 16:44):

Hello @Grahame Grieve ,

Thanks for your help articulating chilean needs towards HL7!

I will make a separate topic in the #Chile stream in order to gather the comments from the Chilean community, channel them and get in touch with you (before May 4th) about how to submit them (e.g. I do have a Gforge account).

Best from Santiago!

Ive Kohnenkamp (May 04 2018 at 13:38):

Resource Immunization:
-The doseSequence element that was removed from the resource (along with the backbone element protocol) leaves a hole in the resource. This is specially true for immunization campaigns where the dose sequence has to be recorded for better control of the campaign (because two doses separated by a minimum and maximun period of time to be effective, for example).
-The new programElegibility element is a very welcome addition. Immunization campaigns, like the one for the flu, have elegibilities, and these are recorded in the national registry of immunizations.

Grahame Grieve (May 07 2018 at 13:11):

GF#16365, GF#16366

Stefan Sigle (May 07 2018 at 14:06):

Resource Immunization:
-The doseSequence element that was removed from the resource (along with the backbone element protocol) leaves a hole in the resource. This is specially true for immunization campaigns where the dose sequence has to be recorded for better control of the campaign (because two doses separated by a minimum and maximun period of time to be effective, for example).
-The new programElegibility element is a very welcome addition. Immunization campaigns, like the one for the flu, have elegibilities, and these are recorded in the national registry of immunizations.

Hola @Ive Kohnenkamp ,
thanks for your comment!
In the resource they mention, that they need some feedback if other jurisdictions also require the dose sequence. Do you know anything about the legal situation in Chile regarding dose sequences, or does it leave a "hole" just for practical purposes in your application?

Ive Kohnenkamp (May 07 2018 at 16:04):

I do not know if there is a legal requirement, but "my application" is the National Registry of Immunizations, operated for the Ministry of Health, so it is a requirement by a government system.