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IHE-RO. A Manufacturer / User Collaboration to Improve the Clinical Experience for Patients and Staff Chris Pauer Accuray. IHE-RO. Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is an initiative to improve Interoperability, the way computer systems share information in healthcare.
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IHE-RO A Manufacturer / User Collaboration to Improve the Clinical Experience for Patients and Staff Chris Pauer Accuray
IHE-RO • Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is an initiative to improve Interoperability, the way computer systems share information in healthcare. • It promotes the coordinated use of established standards (such as DICOM or HL-7) to address specific clinical needs in support of optimal patient care. • IHE-RO brings these efforts specifically to the Radiation Oncology (RO) Domain
Facilitating Interoperability • Identify Real-World Interoperability Opportunities` • Develop Technical Descriptions of Device Behavior – “Profiles” • Examples: • Specific Plan Type Producer / Consumer - Stereotactic • Patient Treatment and Dose Recording - Appointment Transfer, Patient Verification and Treatment Record Storage • Creating Interoperability • Manufacturers Create Solutions • Testing Interoperability • Testing to the Profile • Connectathon – Judge the Working Solution • IHE-RO Connectathon 2013