1. HIT STANDARDS & INTEROPERABILITY COLLABORATIVE
The T.I.G.E.R. Initiative
Phase II - Facilitating collaboration among participating organizations to achieve the TIGER vision
May 13, 2008

2. Agenda Welcome Collaborative Update Workgroup Updates Next Steps
Members / Schedules
Activities
Next Steps

3. Collaborative Update:
Activities:
Updates
National Health IT Agenda
Carol Gassert appointed to AHIC 2.0 Transition Planning Group
HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo TIGER Booth
Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
Consumer Empowerment Interoperability Standards Poster
Rutgers Conference
HITSP 2008 activities
National Health IT Week
Advocacy Day – June 11th
References:
Nursing Informatics Article
WIKI

4. Work Group Updates Work Groups
Catalogue and Inventory
Ginny Meadows - Group Leader
Work Group 2
Tutorials
Jane Brokel - Group Leader
Work Group 3
Awareness Campaigns
Valerie Fong - Group Leader
Work Group 4
Identify Examples
Jane Brokel - Facilitator

5. Next Steps Measurable Outcomes of Each Collaborative
TIGER Book Deadlines:
Chapter outline (4/30/08)
Summary report outline (5/31/08)
Final chapter (8/31/08)
Final summary report (9/30/08)
Continued Collaborative and Work Group Efforts

6. Suggested Standards and Interoperability Chapter Outline topics
What is a standard?
What does interoperability mean? (explanation of interoperability)
What are the benefits of interoperability?
Why is interoperability important to nurses?
Roadmap of standards activities leading to interoperability
Additional reference (ie, tutorials, weblinks, case studies, illustrations)
Appendices (references such as the standards inventory)

7. Team Communication Website www.tigersummit.com/standards
WIKI
workgroup preference to
facilitators: