National Services Business Analysis and HL7 National serviices Business Analysis and HL7 - Martin Whittaker 12 December 2003 National Services Business Analysis and HL7 Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd martin@touchstone.uk.com Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
What are National Services? National serviices Business Analysis and HL7 - Martin Whittaker 12 December 2003 What are National Services? Interaction between Spine and national systems Spine Services New Common Applications and Services Existing National Applications Knowledge Sources Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
What is Business Analysis? Scope the domain Agree scope with stakeholders (clinicians, DA, suppliers…) Document business processes, including assumptions and issues Define comms requirements Hand over to comms team Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com Domain Scoping What business areas are included? OBS/Schedules Talk to stakeholders Talk to DA Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com Problems Nobody has done this before Speed Detailed design in OBS Confidentiality Stakeholders have very different views Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Document Business Processes The business processes don’t exist yet Reality changes, eg TMS maturing PDS/NSTS situation Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Define Comms Requirements How far can you assume the solution? Messaging? HL7 V3? Data Dictionary vs HL7 codelists Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com The Ideal Way Fully-sorted design model Two strands: Commercial documents (OBS etc) Design documents Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com The Practical Way Constraints Political pressures Confidentiality NHS traditions Result OBS is design document Consultation is limited Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com Benefits Speed Political success Commercial satisfaction Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com Risks Incomplete analysis Incompatible solutions in different areas Technical cul-de-sacs Lack of clinician & staff consultation Incomplete take-up Lack of supplier consultation Incompatible solutions How proven is the solution? Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com Successes Contracts have been placed A lot of work has been done Most stakeholders happy Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com What Happens Next? Understanding of suppliers’ solutions Proof of the pudding HL7 approves the messages Localisation??? Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
“May you live in interesting times” Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com
Martin Whittaker, Touchstone Consultancy Ltd, martin@touchstone.uk.com