In order to support the testing process in a variety of scenarii and not develop new services when the area is covered by existing tools, the Gazelle Test Bed integrates a set of on-the-shelf tools that cover different needs from its user portfolio. When accurate, gateways are developed to improve the user experience.
| Organizations/Tools | Role in the Gazelle ecosystem |
|---|---|
 National Institute of Standards and Technology | IHE and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been working together for years to advance the common goal of interoperability in the healthcare space. NIST plays a crucial role in the Gazelle ecosystem. To support the testing of IHE profiles such as XDS.b and MHD. NIST has developed the XDS Toolkit and MHD Simulator. |
 is an open source initiative to support testing and implementation of FHIR-based solutions and to map or capture health data into HL7® FHIR®, the standard for healthcare interoperability. | The test bed calls Matchbox to perform the validation of HL7 FHIR resources, based on the IGs developed by different eHealth projects. |
 ART-DECOR is an open-source tool suite that aims at interoperability solutions in the healthcare sector. | ART-DECOR supports the creation and maintenance of CDA templates, value sets, scenarios and data sets. ART-DECOR is part of the Gazelle ecosystem. It provides input for Gazelle tools used to validate CDA documents (Schematron validator/Gazelle Object Ckecker). ART-DECOR combined with Gazelle allows the conformance checking of CDA documents according to HL7 CDA specifications and the constraints specific to a use case. |
 The Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) is a platform for self-service conformance testing, designed to validate compliance with both semantic and technical specifications. Provided by the European Commission’s DIGIT, it enables IT systems to undergo thorough conformance testing. https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu | In various scenarios, like the OOTS project and DICOMWeb based profiles, Gazelle Test Bed integrates with ITB to verify the conformance of the exchanged messages. To streamline this process further, a new integration called “Automated Cross-Validation” has been implemented between Gazelle and ITB. This one-click cross-validation feature does not only enhance efficiency but also improves the integrity of the file validation process. |
DDCC (Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates) was developed by WHO to validate and extract the content of QR Code vaccination certificates based on the DDCC standard. | This service is made available through the EVS Client to enable WHO member states and the LACPASS project to use this scenario from Gazelle. |
GDHCN-Validator a tool designed to support the GDHCN community of practice. | The GDHCN validator is included in the Gazelle ecosystem. It allows practitioners to create, test, and validate their implementations to ensure compliance with the specifications defined for the Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN), HCert, and IPS. |