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Workgroup Mission

The CDS Connect Work Groups are advisory groups established to identify and validate the design for capabilities and functionality of the CDS Repository, while informing and guiding the design, development and inclusion of CDS artifacts.

Workgroups will identify, prioritize and vet the software functionality that will be incrementally designed and deployed in the CAMH (The CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare) developed CDS Repository. They will provide feedback on the identification, generation and piloting of CDS artifacts developed by the CDS Connect project team.

Some of the organizations that are informing CDS Connect efforts through voluntary participation in Workgroup calls include:

  • AllianceChicago
  • Apervita, Inc
  • Arizona State University
  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/ Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
  • Cerner Corporation
  • Clinovations Government + Health
  • Cognitive Medical Systems
  • ECRI Institute
  • Elimu Informatics, Inc
  • GE Healthcare
  • HarmonIQ Health Systems Corporation
  • Health Hats
  • HLN Consulting, LLC
  • Indiana University, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
  • Inflexxion, Inc.
  • LogicNets Inc
  • MAGIC Project - Making GRADE the Irresistible Choice
  • MEDITECH
  • Motive Medical Intelligence
  • National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine
  • Patient-Centered CDS Learning Network
  • Practice Fusion, Inc.
  • Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • Telligen
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Utah
  • Veterans Health Administration
  • Yale Center for Medical Informatics
The Role of the CDS Connect Workgroup

This workgroup will advise CAMH on the ongoing identification and prioritization of key features and capabilities for the CDS Repository software. CAMH will create legends, lead discussions, and consider feedback from workgroup subject matter experts.

Community Support

Nurture an active and supportive open source community that will be the heart of the CDS Connect project, focused on the success of the Repository software.

Discuss the various licensing considerations of the software and associated CDS artifacts hosted on the CDS Repository.

Provide Vision

Advise the development/refinement of the open source CDS Repository software requirements that will be documented for AHRQ.

Validate the vision and use of the CDS Repository based on experiences from the community of users.

Implementation Guidance

Convene discussions on the use of the CDS Connect information technology infrastructure and CDS data when used with EHR systems.

Discuss and identify entry points for Application Programmer Interfaces that will allow for further automation and integration of the CDS Repository and associated CDS artifacts.

CDS Connect Work Group Schedule

Date
Schedule
Files
June 2018 CDS Connect Workgroup

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Future Planning for CDS Clinical Domains

Future Planning for CDS Connect Authoring Tool and Repository

Pilot Update

Trust Framework Work Group Presentation and Discussion: Promoting Trust in CDS Connect Artifacts, Draft Results

May 2018 CDS Connect Workgroup

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Pain Management Summary SMART on FHIR® App, Demo and Discussion

Engaging Patients with Pain Management CDS

Pilot Update

Artifact Value Set Update

April 2018 CDS Connect Workgroup

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Facilitating Pilot Implementation Detail Sharing

New Release of the CDS Authoring Tool 

CDS AT Standards Discussion: FHIR® STU3 vs. STU2

Ongoing Artifact Development and Pilot Effort Update

March 2018 CDS Connect Workgroup

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Trust Framework Work Group Findings

CDS Connect Repository Artifact Upload Experience

CDS Connect Update

  • Implementation of Topic pages and Groups in the Repository
  • Open Source Status of Authoring Tool Code
  • HIMSS Engagements
     
February 2018 CDS Connect Workgroup

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CDS Repository API Enhancements

CDS Authoring Tool Enhancements

Artifact Specifications and Contributions

Repository User Experience Discussion

CDC/CDS Kaizen Takeaways

January CDS Connect workgroup

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Artifact Development and Value Set Selection

Usability Considerations

HIMSS Interoperability Showcase

CDS Authoring Tool Enhancements

CDC/CDS Kaizen

December 2017 CDS Connect workgroup

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Digital Analytics Program (DAP)

CDS Connect Authoring Tool Enhancements

November 2017 CDS Connect workgroup

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External Outreach

PCCDS LN Sister Workgroup

Opioid and Pain Management focus

CDS Authoring Tool CQL Overview

CDS Repository LDAP Update

October 2017 CDS Connect workgroup

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Revised Option Year One Project Mission

Self-service entry of CDS artifacts

Opioid and Pain Management focus

CDS Authoring Tool

CDS Repository SSO integration

August 2017 CDS Connect workgroup

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Scaling the CDS Connect Authoring tool

Updates to the CDS Connect repository

Reflections on group accomplishments and plans for FY18

Professional Affiliation on the public repository

Some members of the working group

The Role of the Cholesterol Management Workgroup

The CDS Connect Cholesterol Management Workgroup advised the CDS Connect project team from December 2016 – August 2017 during the development, specification and pilot implementation of cholesterol-related CDS artifacts which are currently hosted on the CDS Connect Repository.

Clinical Feedback

Review clinical components of the environmental scan conducted by CAMH.

Provide feedback on where CDS artifacts would fire in clinical workflow and the urgency of the notification.

Artifact Vision

Provide feedback on which recommendations to prioritize and how they might translate into CDS rules.

Provide feedback on artifact fidelity and inclusion, and provide suggestions for additional areas of inquiry.

Provide feedback on the presentation format of each CDS artifact and the end-user target that would engage with the artifact.

Implementation Guidance

Validate final catalog of clinical content to ensure that all the CAMH CDS artifacts provide consistent clinical across the domain of cholesterol management.

Review and validate CAMH's proposed pilot testing plans specific to cholesterol management.

Review the results of CAMH's pilot of new cholesterol management CDS artifacts.