Presentation to the OHT Board Request to approve the HEART Project as a charter project Presented By Skip McGaughey Robert Kolodner

HEART Registry & Reference Repository Background: The existing HL7 Shared Artifact Repository project previously approved in principle is subsumed by the HEART Project Status: The Rockefeller Foundation provided seed money to target resource- poor audience to enable discovery and reuse of health related ICT assets Project team in place and working Soliciting additional participants for contributions in kind and $$ HL7 to be an early adopter Approach: Open iterative development strategy 2

Value Proposition Many OHT members require ability to register the existence of and relationships among controlled assets Assets are controlled components of interdependent technical environments and include (but are not limited to) Models Specification components Vocabulary codes systems, concept domains and value sets Source code Software documentation components HEART Registration and Repository Access will support a collaborative ecosystem with asset accountability HEART’s approach of: design for change – manage for change; will always keep the users needs first 3

Project Team PersonRoleResponsibility Skip McGaughey: OHTExecutive Director Lead overall funding Rob Kolodner: OHTPrincipal InvestigatorVision and Guidance Chris Seebregts: PhD, JembiCommunity Engagement Lead - Resource-poor Community Outreach Craig Miller: Vangent GDITArchitect Support Resource-poor Community Outreach Ken Rubin: HPCommunity Engagement Lead -Resource-rich Community Outreach Jane Curry: Health Information Strategies Functional Analyst Lead – functional requirements and metadata definitions and design Boris Kapitanski: ITGhealth Solution DeveloperLead the Platform Development Bruce Amato: AAProgram ManagerProgram Management Ann Green: ITGhealthProject Manager (acting)Project Management Ginna Yost: OHTAdministratorSupport all functional areas 4

Project Schedule Milestones Leading to Deliverables DeliverablesDue Date  Review alternative business models to maximize the sustainability of HEART; and  Develop a Baseline HEART Architectural Approach.  A detailed HEART Project Plan;  A Stakeholder and Community Engagement Plan; and  A HEART Design Document. March 31, 2012  Convene a workshop for HEART early adopters;  Conduct user acceptance testing; and  Launch HEART Alpha Repository.  A HEART User Guide; and  A HEART Sustainability plan.November 30, 2012  Convene a HEART community workshop; and  Launch HEART Beta Implementation.  Updated HEART User GuideMay 31, 2013  Conduct user acceptance testing of the HEART Baseline release; and  Launch HEART Baseline.  A HEART Enhancement and Sustainability Plan (3-year vision) December 31,

Discussion/Approval Questions: – Project Definition – Approach – Value Add Support – Which organizations might best provide In kind and $$$ contributions? – Are there Complementary approaches? Approval 6