1 IHE Certified Professional (ICP)Status and next steps Revised after discussion at IHE Board Operations Call
2 IHE Certified Professional (ICP)Why? There is a need to get a broader understanding of history, processes and base standards of IHE There is a need to support organizations in researching and selecting appropriate IHE specifications for implementing given workflows There is a need to estimate the applicability of IHE TFs to given interoperability problems There is a need to give a better understanding how to do the planning of policies and strategies according to the yearly cycle of IHE for an organization Who knows what!!?? IHE Certified Professional scheme: Identify individuals who can help
3 ICP – Modular approach Modules of knowledge and skillsSpecialization Modules of knowledge and skills Enables to widen skills as careers evolve Expert Specialized (ex: ICP Document Sharing) General Certification (ex: ICP Foundation Level) Audience
4 ICP – skill profiles Skills matrix of specific types of experts ExamICP Foundation Level ICP Document Sharing ICP Imaging ICP … Foundations X ITI Vol. 2 ? RAD Vol. 1 RAD Vol. 2 X TF Vol. X Y TF Vol. Z …
5 ICP – Foundation: “Most important” IHE profilesRank Profile 1 Consistent Time 11 Cross Community Access 2 Audit Trail and Node Authentication 12 Cross-Enterprise Document Reliable Interchange 3 Cross-Enterprise Clinical Documents Share (XDS.b) 13 Portable Data for Imaging 4 Patient Identifier Cross-referencing for MPI 14 Cross-Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries 5 Patient Demographics Query 15 Patient Administration Management 6 Scheduled Workflow 16 Access to Radiology Information 7 Patient Identifier Cross-Reference HL7 V3 17 Consistent Presentation of Images 8 Patient Demographic Query HL7 V3 18 Patient Information Reconciliation 9 Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I.b) 19 Device Enterprise Communication 10 Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing of Scanned Documents 20 Mammography Image Profiles were ranked according to number of tests performed at Connectathons, for method details see and get the full list at ftp://ftp.ihe.net/GDC/EducationWG/ICPFoundation_2016/D_IHECATResults_2010To2015_TestedProfiles_V00.01.xlsx
6 ICP – Foundation: Content, examA list of open questions informative, for candidates to prepare for the exam, e.g. part of a study guide Public For example: What is interoperability? Semantic interoperability? What activities do we need to reach it? Is this a technical exercise alone? What is IHE? Who is active in IHE, which basic types of members do you know and what do they contribute? How does IHE does the job? Is there a yearly rhythm, what happens when? Which domains exist in IHE? How do you find your way in the IHE document base? What do you read first? Where is the technical detail? A list of multiple / singe choice questions To be used for the exam Secret (until we have > 5000 questions and can select randomly) Development will be based on global standards / best practices For example Several clinical IT systems are syntactically interoperable but not semantic interoperable. Which service can not be offered? Which answer best describes the IHE profile development process? In which document (final text) of the IHE TF the architectural elements of radiology information systems are described so that users will be able to discuss it? See further examples ftp://ftp.ihe.net/GDC/EducationWG/ICPFoundation_2016/D_ExamQuestions_ICPExamples_V00.01.xlsx
7 ICP – Based on the IHE Conformity Assessment Scheme (CAS) conceptClear defined processes based on international standards and experience ISO/IEC 17024: “Conformity assessment -- General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons“ “ISO/IEC 17024:2012 contains principles and requirements for a body certifying persons against specific requirements, and includes the development and maintenance of a certification scheme for persons.” One document on “Process and Business Model”, similar to CAS-1 Process, structure, … Other documents on “Content” (Skills, learning goals, assessment, …), similar to CAS-2
8 Roles for IHE IHE is the “Scheme owner” IHE publishes certificatesHas the responsibility for the scheme, as in CAS Mandates / contracts exam providers Provides the decision making process E.g. “Certified Professional Committee” runs processes for commenting, balloting, reviews, similar to “Conformity Assessment Committee” Exam providers provide editorial support IHE publishes certificates To the candidates Potentially to the general public (if so decided)
9 ICP: Business Model Payment ModelAll Exam Providers (EPs) must pay a license fee to IHE Fixed amount of 60 US$ per person who sat the exam; amount to be transferred from EP to IHE Total fee charged to candidate: 200$ ?? A range may be defined by IHE for the fee to allow for regional differences, so that this is reasonable for candidates across different economies worldwide. On the basis of 250 candidates per year, on the long term: Income of US$ for IHE to cover expenses of the program
10 Structure in Year 0: building the ICP using IHE processesIHE Certified Professional Processes Drafts IHE Exam Providers Syllabus Drafts: ICP Foundation Exam Drafts: ICP Foundation Ballot and publish Vendors, users (experts) Comment, review IHE Certified Professional Processes (Trial, Release) Feedback Syllabus: ICP Foundation (Trial, Release) Exam: ICP Foundation (Trial, Release)
11 Perform exams in Year 1,2,… Exam fee to IHE IHE Exam ProvidersJoe Candidate, ICP Foundation, Exam, 12.June 2017 Exam results Provide exam Exam fee to Exam Provider Take exam Candidate Fondation CPIHE Issue certificate, provide to candidate, publish
12 Resources for scheme and exam developmentScenario 1: Volunteers If we get volunteers to do this (We did not get many of these so far!) Scenario 2: Paid contract by IHE international Availability of funds?? Scenario 3: Development by selected organizations in exchange for exclusivity for a limited period of time How many exam providers do we allow for how long? We need a contract with deliverables and timeframe. Does this meet the principles of openness and transparency?? May introduce bias into the exam
13 IHE Effort Year 0 Year 1-3: Estimated number of exams After Year 3Provide IHE Committee as a “host” of the activites, scheme owner Institutional support of IHE profile development process to develop scheme, syllabus and exam Expected effort: est. 1/8 FTE*, committee management Year 1-3: Estimated number of exams Year 1: 40 Year 2: 60 Year 3: 100 Testing performed by Exam Providers (EPs) After Year 3 Expected effort: est. .25 FTE*, once the system is in operation * Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
14 Exam Provider (EP) effortYear 0 Develop the Scheme: Syllabus, Exam and Processes Within a IHE Committee, Workgroup, incorporating feedback from there Validate exam, in co-operation with IHE Year 1-3 Provide the exam to candidates, provide the results to IHE Will enable a return on investment Further develop the Scheme After Year 3 Re-assessment, evaluation
15 ICP Next Steps, deliverablesDecision to “Go” Basic agreement / contract between IHE and Exam Providers so that work can start Decision available by Q3 2016 After that, in parallel: IHE Form “Certified Professional Committee” (working title) in IHE ? Comment and decide on Exam, Syllabus, and ICP Scheme Exam providers Creation, revisions of ICP Scheme documents and structure for quality, similar to CAS Creation, revisions of Syllabus and Exam for ICP Foundation Available by Q1 2017? Target test exams at CATs 2017?
16 Pilot 2017- towards first examsTrials at CATs 2017 „within IHE“, to generate expert feedback, to validate Early adopters Q ?? Bring in additional training providers These will bring in newcomers Ideas, suggestions?
17 Contact Stefan Sauermann Werner Henschelchen University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria Werner Henschelchen Global Association for Software Quality, Nürnberg, Germany