IHE and Standards … with thanks to Liora Alschuler
The Standards Universe DICOM. HL7. TCP. HTTP. … and infinitely many more.
A Standard A specification of a galaxy of possible ways to communicate a specific category of information.
A Standards Profile A small constellation of applications of the standard for a specific purpose.
An IHE Integration Profile Actor A set of communication transactions between members of a group of Systems (Actors) that accomplish tasks related to one aspect of the workflow of an institution. Examples: Scheduled Workflow Patient Information Reconciliation Transactions
Question How do you specify each transaction? Actor Answer: Start with an applicable standard supported by most products implementing the Actors involved.
Selecting a Specific Implementation of a Specific Standard for a Specific Transaction Actor