SAIF Architecture Program

SAIF Architecture Program

Welcome to the SAIF Architecture Program Wiki Site. On these pages we will manage the various moving pieces necessary to support SAIF Architecture within HL7.

Project Information

• Program Lead: Austin Kreisler (austin.j.kreisler@saic.com)
• Program Manager: Dave Hamill (dhamill@hl7.org)

Lists and Links

Agenda, Action Items, Minutes	Lists	See also
Meeting Agendas Action Items Meeting Minutes	List of Issues List of Projects	TBD

Conference Calls

• Dates: Weekly on Wednesday's
• Time: 10:00 - 11:00 Eastern
• Phone Number: +1 (770) 657 9270
• Participant Passcode: 124466
• Web Coordinates: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/768017802 Meeting ID: 768-017-802

Mission

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Charter

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Scope

The purpose of the SAIF Architecture Program is to coordinate all the activities necessary to “stand-up” HL7’s Enterprise Architecture based on SAIF and maintain that architecture going forward. The program goals include:

• Coordinate projects necessary to instantiate key components of the HL7 Enterprise Architecture (EA) based on SAIF
• Exercise the nascent HL7 SAIF based EA via one or more projects developing standards
• Role out HL7 SAIF based EA to a broader set of HL7 standards with the long term goal of HL7 SAIF based EA being the normal way of developing HL7 standards

The types of projects (not exhaustive) envisioned for instantiating key components of an HL7 EA include:

• Balloting the SAIF “Book” (i.e., canonical version of the SAIF standard)
• Develop an implementation guide for HL7’s EA based on SAIF (aka SAIF IG)
• Develop a governance structure for maintaining the SAIF IG
• Product quality framework based on SAIF IG
• Others TBD

The types of projects to exercise the SAIF IG include:

• OO Composite Order Project
• Possibly CDA R3
• Others TBD

The final goal of rolling out SAIF based EA will be fleshed out and refined as the program matures. It should be noted that this program may have a very long lifetime. The two initial goals of standing up the EA for HL7 and exercising it will consume a considerable amount of time and effort coordinating the necessary projects. The SAIF Architecture Program may sponsor a project to plan a roll out strategy for the future.

The SAIF Architecture Program is a key component in how the TSC will address many of the HL7 Strategic Initiatives. Successful implementation of the SAIF based HL7 Architecture goes to the heart of most if not all the high level strategic initiatives. For this reason, it is the TSC’s recommendation that the HL7 Board and EC should fund the program management position for this program. “Programs” by their very nature have a long lifetime, and this one is no exception. The skills and time necessary for managing a complex program such as this are hard to come by in a volunteer organization such as HL7. Without a funding commitment, this program runs a greater risk of suffering from the same issues its predecessor (EA Alpha Project) did as volunteer interest began to wane.