September, 2005What IHE Delivers 1 Using IHE in RFPs ACCA IHE Workshop 2007 Bob Baumgartner, BSN, MBA McKesson Corporation IHE-Cardiology Planning Committee Administrative Co-Chair

2 Why Use IHE in RFPs Remove misinterpretations of requirements Requesting Profiles and Actors provides pages of detail within the Technical Framework Review publicly posted IHE Integration Statements allows you to pre-screen vendors Explore which systems have been able to function within the profile, by reviewing Connectathon results

3 Pragmatism Acknowledge this is a multi-year project Build a road map toward the end goal Start small Remember the IHE development cycle Plan, Plan, Plan

4 A Useless Conversation: Hospital: Can your system interface to our Hospital Information System (HIS)? Vendor: Yes, it can.

5 A Better Conversation: Hospital: In order to win this contract, you will need to support reconciling patient information. Vendor: We are not quite sure what this means, but, we are pretty sure we can.

6 A Very Good Conversation: Hospital: The CPACS shall support the Image Manager/Image Archive Actor in the following IHE Integration Profiles: Cath Workflow and Echo Workflow. Vendor: We understand what you are looking for but need to better understand what your current systems can support.

7 An Excellent Conversation: Hospital: : We use the XYZ system (version 2.04) from Acme Medical Products for placing orders and handling Admission- Discharge-Transfer (ADT). This system is also used by the physician to review patients lab results. Please describe your CPACS products support of the Image Manager/Image Archive Actor in the following IHE Integration Profiles: Cath Workflow Cath Workflow Echo Workflow Echo Workflow Evidence Documents (including the Echocardiography Option) Evidence Documents (including the Echocardiography Option) Displayable Reports (using the option of sending our XYZ system the URL to the report using the By Reference Option, but your PACs product being responsible for long-term storage of the reports acting as the Report Manager). Displayable Reports (using the option of sending our XYZ system the URL to the report using the By Reference Option, but your PACs product being responsible for long-term storage of the reports acting as the Report Manager). Please provide a copy of your IHE Integration Statement(s) and reference the appropriate sections in your responses to the above requirements. Please provide a copy of your IHE Integration Statement(s) and reference the appropriate sections in your responses to the above requirements. Vendor: We understand exactly what you want and will be responding with the details requested.

8 Example One: St. Elsewhere has two cath labs and 6 echo carts, they are looking to purchase a CPACS system. What Profiles would you request What Profiles would you request What Actors would you request What Actors would you request

9 Example Two: Community General is wanting to extend their EHR to other facilities, What Profiles would you request What Profiles would you request What Actors would you request What Actors would you request

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