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=Committee Overview=
 
=Committee Overview=
 
==Mission==
 
==Mission==
The Organizational Relations Committee shall be responsible for initiating and/or managing, under the direction of the CEO, the relationship between HL7 and various other organizations, associations, and consortia.  The Organizational Relationships Committee shall draft appropriate memoranda of understanding (MOU) and association charters addressing these relationships.  The CEO shall bring these documents before the Board for consideration and approval.
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The Organizational Relations Committee shall be responsible for initiating and/or managing, under the direction of the CEO, the relationship between HL7 and various other organizations, associations, and consortia.  The Organizational Relationships Committee shall draft appropriate memoranda of understanding (MOU) addressing these relationships.  The CEO shall bring these documents before the Board for consideration and approval.
 
  
 
=Co-Chairs and Committee Members=
 
=Co-Chairs and Committee Members=
 
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'''Board-appointed Chair'''
'''Board Appointed Chairs'''
 
: '''Don Mon'''
 
:: American Health Information Management Association
 
:: Phone: +1 312-233-1135
 
:: email: Don.Mon@AHIMA.org
 
 
 
 
: '''Scott Robertson'''
 
: '''Scott Robertson'''
 
:: Kaiser Permanente
 
:: Kaiser Permanente
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::Email: cjaffeinq@HL7.org  
 
::Email: cjaffeinq@HL7.org  
  
:'''Ken McCaslin, FHL7'''  (representing the Technical Steering Committee)
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:'''Edward Tripp'''  (representing the Technical Steering Committee)
::Quest Diagnostics
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:: Edward S. Tripp and Associated. Inc.
:: Phone: +1 610-650-6692
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:: Phone: +1 224-234-9769
::Email: Kenneth.h.mccaslin@questdiagnostics.com
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::Email: Edward.tripp@estripp.com
  
 
:'''Charles Meyer'''  
 
:'''Charles Meyer'''  
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=Organizational Agreements=
 
=Organizational Agreements=
[http://www.hl7.org/about/agreements.cfm?ref=nav Official Documents on hl7.org]
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[http://www.hl7.org/about/agreements.cfm?ref=nav Official ORC Page on www.HL7.org]
  
 
{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
 
|+ Existing Organizational Relationships
 
|+ Existing Organizational Relationships
!Organization !! MOU/SOU !! Project !! Renewal !! Liaisons
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!Organization !! MOU/SOU !! Project !! Renewal !! Liaisons !! Work Groups
 
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|America's Health Insurance Plans - AHIP || ||
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|America's Health Insurance Plans - AHIP || || || || ||
 
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|American Dental Association - ADA || X || X
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|American Dental Association - ADA || ~X || X || || ||
 
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|American Society for Testing Materials - ASTM || ||
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|American Society for Testing Materials - ASTM || || || || ||
 
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|BioPharma Association Associate - SAFE || ||
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|BioPharma Association Associate - SAFE || || || || ||
 
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|CEN/TC 251 || ||
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|CEN/TC 251 || || || || ||
 
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|Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium - CDISC || ||
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|Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium - CDISC || || || || || Pharmacy
 
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|Continua Health Alliance Liaison Agreement - CHA || ||
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|Continua Health Alliance Liaison Agreement - CHA || || || || ||
 
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|Digital Imaging and Communication In Medicine - DICOM || ||
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|Digital Imaging and Communication In Medicine - DICOM || || || || || Image Integration
 
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|GS1 || ||
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|GS1 || || || || ||  
 
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|Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers - IEEE || ||
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|Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers - IEEE || || || || ||
 
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|International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation - IHTSDO || ||
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|International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation - IHTSDO || || || || || Vocab
 
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|National Council for Prescription Drug Program - NCPDP || ||
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|National Council for Prescription Drug Program - NCPDP || || || || || Pharmacy
 
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|North American Association for Central Cancer Registries - NAACCR || ||
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|North American Association for Central Cancer Registries - NAACCR || || || || || O/O
 
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|Object Management Group - OMG || ||
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|Object Management Group - OMG || || || || ||
 
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|The Health Story Project - (Formerly CDA4CDT) || ||
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|The Health Story Project - (Formerly CDA4CDT) || || || || ||
 
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|Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange - WEDI || ||
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|Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange - WEDI || || || || ||
 
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|HL7 / ISO / CEN Collaboration || ||
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|HL7 / ISO / CEN Collaboration || || || || || Board, International Council
 
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|Smart Open Services for European Patients - epSOS || ||
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|Smart Open Services for European Patients - epSOS || || || || ||
 
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|Status of US/SDO Pilot Projects (Agenda Item 7) - ISO || ||
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|Status of US/SDO Pilot Projects (Agenda Item 7) - ISO || || || || ||
 
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=Concepts and Processes=
 
=Concepts and Processes=
[http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/ORC%20report%20to%20TSA%202011%20Jan.ppt ORC Statement of Understanding presentation Jan 2011 Sydney WGM]
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* [http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/ORC%20report%20to%20TSA%202011%20Jan.ppt ORC Statement of Understanding presentation Jan 2011 Sydney WGM]
 
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* [http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/SOU%20Template%202010%20V03.rtf SOU Template]
[http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/SOU%20Template%202010%20V03.rtf SOU Template]
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* [http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/SOU%20Companion%20Guide%202010%20V01.rtf SOU Companion Guide]
 
 
[http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/orgrelations/SOU%20Companion%20Guide%202010%20V01.rtf SOU Companion Guide]
 
  
 
==Formal versus Informal Relationships ==
 
==Formal versus Informal Relationships ==
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Previously, formal agreements were defined in either a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or an Associate Charter Agreement (ACA).  As of the October 2010 Working Group Meeting in Cambridge, MA, new relationships will employ, and existing relationships will be renewed under, the SOU/Project framework.
 
Previously, formal agreements were defined in either a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or an Associate Charter Agreement (ACA).  As of the October 2010 Working Group Meeting in Cambridge, MA, new relationships will employ, and existing relationships will be renewed under, the SOU/Project framework.
 
  
 
===Statement of Understanding (SOU)===  
 
===Statement of Understanding (SOU)===  

Latest revision as of 20:04, 10 March 2017

Committee Overview

Mission

The Organizational Relations Committee shall be responsible for initiating and/or managing, under the direction of the CEO, the relationship between HL7 and various other organizations, associations, and consortia. The Organizational Relationships Committee shall draft appropriate memoranda of understanding (MOU) addressing these relationships. The CEO shall bring these documents before the Board for consideration and approval.

Co-Chairs and Committee Members

Board-appointed Chair

Scott Robertson
Kaiser Permanente
Phone: +1 310-200-0231
Email: scott.m.robertson@kp.org

Committee Members

Charles Jaffe MD PhD
Health Level Seven International
Phone: +1 858-720-8200
Email: cjaffeinq@HL7.org
Edward Tripp (representing the Technical Steering Committee)
Edward S. Tripp and Associated. Inc.
Phone: +1 224-234-9769
Email: Edward.tripp@estripp.com
Charles Meyer
Independent Consultant
Phone: +1 407-695-8338
Email: cmeyer327@aol.com
Helen Stevens Love
Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.
Phone: +1 250-598-0312
Email: helen.stevens@shaw.ca
Klaus Veil
Phone:+61 412-746-457
Email: klaus@veil.net.au

Meeting Information

Organizational Agreements

Official ORC Page on www.HL7.org

Existing Organizational Relationships
Organization MOU/SOU Project Renewal Liaisons Work Groups
America's Health Insurance Plans - AHIP
American Dental Association - ADA ~X X
American Society for Testing Materials - ASTM
BioPharma Association Associate - SAFE
CEN/TC 251
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium - CDISC Pharmacy
Continua Health Alliance Liaison Agreement - CHA
Digital Imaging and Communication In Medicine - DICOM Image Integration
GS1
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers - IEEE
International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation - IHTSDO Vocab
National Council for Prescription Drug Program - NCPDP Pharmacy
North American Association for Central Cancer Registries - NAACCR O/O
Object Management Group - OMG
The Health Story Project - (Formerly CDA4CDT)
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange - WEDI
HL7 / ISO / CEN Collaboration Board, International Council
Smart Open Services for European Patients - epSOS
Status of US/SDO Pilot Projects (Agenda Item 7) - ISO

Concepts and Processes

Formal versus Informal Relationships

Not all interactions between HL7 and other organizations require formal relationships to be established. For example, anyone attending an HL7 work group session may express information or opinions on behalf of themselves, their employer, or associations they participate in. A key point in such informal exchanges is that no official action should be based solely on uncorroborated statements of informal sources. Formal relationships acknowledge a common purpose between HL7 and the other organization and establish specific contacts to ensure that both organization's statements, positions, etc, can be validated with authority. Formal relationships are defined either as a component of a project, or through a Statement of Understanding.

Previously, formal agreements were defined in either a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or an Associate Charter Agreement (ACA). As of the October 2010 Working Group Meeting in Cambridge, MA, new relationships will employ, and existing relationships will be renewed under, the SOU/Project framework.

Statement of Understanding (SOU)

A Statement of Understanding establishes a broad general relationship between organizations expressing a common interest with similar goals and objectives. It can express where the organizations will recognized each other's members for, e.g., meeting attendance or access to members-only materials. An SOU may serve as an "umbrella agreement" over a set or series of projects, but SOUs are not specific to a particular project and do not establish contractual obligations.

Organizational Relationships via Projects

HL7 Project Statements include defining any collaborative work efforts. Defined work activities or responsibilities involving other organizations constitute a formal relationship with those organizations. The nature and extent of the relationship is defined in the Project Statement. Additional projects may build on these relationships, but the relationship remains tied to the respective projects. If a broader relationship is developed, that shall be acknowledged and established in a Statment of Understanding (SOU)

In some cases, there many be monetary contracts involved as well. Organizational Relationships are not bound to monetary considerations except to the extent that an HL7 Project includes, or is included in, those monetary contracts.

How to establish a formal relationship

Formal relationships must be approved by the HL7 Board of Directors. The Organizational Relations Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the relationships. Initiation of relationships often comes from the work and requirements of the Work Groups. The following steps are a guideline for Work Group Co-chairs, and others, on how to suggest or initialize a organizational relationship:

  1. Check for an existing relationship
    1. Look through the current list of relationships for the organization you are interested in. If found, check with the contact person(s) to information or interaction needed.
    2. Also look for related organizations, or associations. This may provide an indirect or alternative source for information. Finding an "alternate" does not preclude a relationship request for the specific organization(s) you are looking for.
    3. Would any other Work Groups interact with the organization you are interested in? Check their stated relationships. Informal contacts may be available. Suggesting a formal relationship should be considered if one is not found.
  2. Suggest a new formal relationship.
    1. Collect as much of the following information as possible
      • Organization Name
      • Web site or other background information sources
      • Work Group(s) that need this relationship
      • Why is the relationship needed. Brief discussion of why a formal relationship is needed and/or beneficial to HL7 (and the other organization.
      • Suggestions for liason(s) (both directions)
    2. Review this information with the Work Group Co-chair(s), as appropriate
    3. Send the request to the Organizational Relations Committee Chairs.