Didi (Blanca) Davis

Be part of a cross-industry community of practice co-sponsored by AHIMA to support and implement data usability guidance published by The Sequoia Project Interoperability Matters Data Usability Workgroup. Data usability guidance leverages existing standards to address pain points from end users on the frontline. It’s one thing to get health data to the right place at the right time; it’s quite another to make sure that data is complete and useful. Together, we can improve the completeness and… Show more

Be part of a cross-industry community of practice co-sponsored by AHIMA to support and implement data usability guidance published by The Sequoia Project Interoperability Matters Data Usability Workgroup. Data usability guidance leverages existing standards to address pain points from end users on the frontline. It’s one thing to get health data to the right place at the right time; it’s quite another to make sure that data is complete and useful. Together, we can improve the completeness and usability of data.

Planned deliverables include a round table for early supporters, the Data Usability Taking Root Summit, technical assistance & implementation community of practice, and testing platform and support services. Show less

The Sequoia Project Data Usability Workgroup will develop specific and pragmatic implementation guidance on clinical content for healthcare stakeholders in order to facilitate health information exchange. This guidance, in the form of an implementation guide covering identified priority use cases, will be readily adoptable by health information exchange vendors, implementers, networks, governance frameworks, and testing programs. The implementation guidance will target improvements necessary to… Show more

The Sequoia Project Data Usability Workgroup will develop specific and pragmatic implementation guidance on clinical content for healthcare stakeholders in order to facilitate health information exchange. This guidance, in the form of an implementation guide covering identified priority use cases, will be readily adoptable by health information exchange vendors, implementers, networks, governance frameworks, and testing programs. The implementation guidance will target improvements necessary to enable semantic interoperability of health information. Semantic interoperability will improve the usability of data received by end users within their workflows. The Implementation Guide will build on existing work, including, but not limited to, FHIR Implementation Guides, C-CDA Templates, ONC and other standards such as USCDI, and the recommendations of the joint Carequality-CommonWell Document Content Workgroup and in coordination with related standards development organizations and industry initiatives. Input from all relevant stakeholders will be essential to developing a credible implementation guide for a specific use cases and ensuring stakeholder participation is a crucial organizational objective for the Workgroup.

Use Cases:
Provider-to-provider health information exchange
Provider-to-Public Health Agency information exchange
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The QHIN Conformance Testing Process outlined in the QHIN Onboarding & Designation SOP leverages the Sequoia Interoperability Testing Platform (“ITP”), built around the specifications defined in the QHIN Technical Framework (QTF) Version 1, information outlined in the Common Agreement and relevant SOPs, and related test materials adopted by the RCE.

The Sequoia ITP verifies that a QHIN’s or Applicant QHIN’s system both complies with all specifications and requirements of the QTF and has… Show more

The QHIN Conformance Testing Process outlined in the QHIN Onboarding & Designation SOP leverages the Sequoia Interoperability Testing Platform (“ITP”), built around the specifications defined in the QHIN Technical Framework (QTF) Version 1, information outlined in the Common Agreement and relevant SOPs, and related test materials adopted by the RCE.

The Sequoia ITP verifies that a QHIN’s or Applicant QHIN’s system both complies with all specifications and requirements of the QTF and has the ability to interoperate with other QHINs. Show less

Worked with the eHealth Exchange Content Testing Workgroup members and Co-chairs, Omar Bouhaddou, Chief Health Informatics Officer, InnoVet Health contractor to Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE/VLER Health) and Tone Southerland, Director, Interoperability, IQVIA. Published enhanced content testing program requirements and test methods after a successful pilot was completed December 2016. The requirements were adopted in January 2017, however the HL7… Show more

Worked with the eHealth Exchange Content Testing Workgroup members and Co-chairs, Omar Bouhaddou, Chief Health Informatics Officer, InnoVet Health contractor to Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE/VLER Health) and Tone Southerland, Director, Interoperability, IQVIA. Published enhanced content testing program requirements and test methods after a successful pilot was completed December 2016. The requirements were adopted in January 2017, however the HL7 C-CDA specifications were in need of updating as no erratum had been processed for the latest C-CDA R1.1 or C-CDA R2.1 specifications. Didi Davis worked with contracted staff to publish the Erratum and value sets publicly for vendors and implementers to leverage. Sequoia sponsored and facilitated the open source development of the content testing tools known as the Sequoia Interoperability Testing Platform to support the 2018 Enhanced Content Testing Program on behalf of the eHealth Exchange. The program is still required by all eHealth Exchange implementers and improvements to standards continue to be fed back to HL7.
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The Image Share Validation Program provides a conformity assessment program that sets the standard for consistency in the marketplace. The Image Share Validation Program tests the compliance of vendor systems using quality standards determined most effective for accurate and efficient exchange of medical images. Beginning in 2018, the validation program will expand to include additional security and document sharing metadata to enable better discoverability and improve interoperability of… Show more

The Image Share Validation Program provides a conformity assessment program that sets the standard for consistency in the marketplace. The Image Share Validation Program tests the compliance of vendor systems using quality standards determined most effective for accurate and efficient exchange of medical images. Beginning in 2018, the validation program will expand to include additional security and document sharing metadata to enable better discoverability and improve interoperability of medical images.

The RSNA Image Share Validation Program benefits patients and providers with improved efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced quality of care, and standards-based interoperability to spur innovation. Show less

Onboarding support through activation to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN). The nationwide health information network is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange over the Internet. The network will provide a foundation for the exchange of health information across diverse entities, within communities and across the country, helping to achieve the goals of the HITECH Act. This critical part of the national health IT agenda will… Show more

Onboarding support through activation to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN). The nationwide health information network is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange over the Internet. The network will provide a foundation for the exchange of health information across diverse entities, within communities and across the country, helping to achieve the goals of the HITECH Act. This critical part of the national health IT agenda will enable health information to follow the consumer, be available for clinical decision making, and support appropriate use of healthcare information beyond direct patient care so as to improve population health. Show less

Worked with Deloitte team as Subject Matter Expert helping to resolve change proposal requirements with general updates to the standard specifications for the Nationwide Health Information Network. The nationwide health information network is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange over the Internet. The network will provide a foundation for the exchange of health information across diverse entities, within communities and across the country… Show more

Worked with Deloitte team as Subject Matter Expert helping to resolve change proposal requirements with general updates to the standard specifications for the Nationwide Health Information Network. The nationwide health information network is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange over the Internet. The network will provide a foundation for the exchange of health information across diverse entities, within communities and across the country, helping to achieve the goals of the HITECH Act. This critical part of the national health IT agenda will enable health information to follow the consumer, be available for clinical decision making, and support appropriate use of healthcare information beyond direct patient care so as to improve population health. Show less

Project Management and documentation support for Regional Health Information Exchange in Northeast TN/Tri-Cities Region. Activation status achieved and partner testing with the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).