New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2018.  

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

 

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	AS4	Asynchronous AS4 Option
IT Infrastructure	RMU	Restricted Metadata Update
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	CDA-DSS	CDA Document Summary Section
Patient Care Coordination	DCP	Dynamic Care Plan
Patient Care Coordination	FPv2	Family Planning Version 2
Patient Care Coordination	PCS	Paramedicine Care Summary
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health	QORE	Quality Outcome Reporting for EMS
Radiology	EBIW	Encounter Based Imaging Workflow
Radiology	WIA	Web-based Image Access

  Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon.  Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

• Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
• Training on gazelle configuration entry
• Connectathon Network Description
• IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Configuration entry is a two-step process prior to the Connectathon.  We want you to spend your time at the Connectathon working on interoperability issues and not asking your neighbor, "What is the URL of your Repository?"

1. Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle.  Due December 21, 2018.
2. Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system.  Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test.  Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'.  This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname.  You can allocate additional hostnames for your systems if you need them.  IP addresses will be assigned to hostnames shortly before the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy:  The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font.  There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...).  These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Steve Moore (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

• Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
• Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
• Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
• Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing.  Please read this before arriving in Cleveland:  NetworkDescription-NA2019.pdf

 IP Addresses

1. In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
2. You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na) 
   -- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
   -- Select a system
   -- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
3. You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
   -- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
   -- Lower left: Download hosts file

 

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

 

Welcome! We gather resources here for our extraordinary volunteer monitors.

Table of Contents

• Connectathon Week Resources
• Connectathon Week Schedule
• Gazelle link
• Monitors' Profile Assignments
• Seating chart
• Network Information
• Tools - on-site location, config & support
• Contact us. Get help
• Technical Preparation Resources
• Technical Specs:  IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
• Monitor Training Material
• Overall timeline for Connectathon Monitors
• Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
• Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

 

Connectathon Week Resources

  >>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 21

• 11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
• 11:30 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 26A
• noon - Lunch!
• 1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
• 1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 22

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
• 6:30 - 8:30 - Social event at Collision Bend Brewery
  

Wed & Thur Jan 23, 24

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 25

• 8:00 - noon - Final testing session. 
• Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

  >>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

See Steve (P28), Cédric (N28), or Lynn (P27) about any Gazelle problems, password resets, etc

  >>Seating chart:

-- Seating assignments - Note that vendor able locations are visible in test instance in gazelle to help you locate test partners in the room

  >> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

        Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

  >>Network Info:

• Network support staff on-site -- at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room.
• Connectathon Network Description for testing participants
• Wireless network for monitors:
• SSID: Monitors
• Password: cleveland 19 

  >>Test tools 

(1) For TOOLS CONNECTATION LOCATION & CONFIGURATION:  See https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2019-week-resources#Tool   Note: The link sends you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent configuration information.  Most monitors will want to bookmark that link.

(2) For a SUMMARY OF CONNECTATHON TOOLS, THEIR USE & AVAILABLE TRAINING:  See Training Section below.

 

Contact Us:

  >>Ask questions. Get help on-site:

• Logistics (expenses, travel...):  Sarah Bell at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
• Network problems:  Network support staff (at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room) 
• Gazelle help:  Lynn Felhofer (P27)
• Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests:  Paul Sherman (E27)
• Questions on CDA, RFD tests:  Steve Moore (P28)
• Questions on all other tests:  Lynn Felhofer (P27)
• Tool help:  ...varies by tool.  See links in the section above.

    >> Email Support

• Sarah Bell (sbell@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
• Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
• Monitor Email List -  We use this google group to communicate with monitors:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors 

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

We organize IHE profiles with common characteristics or technologies into "clusters", and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two).  The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments.  We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise.  We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new.  During the Connectathon, you will have an opportunity, if you wish, to work in areas outside of your primary assignment. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

• The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor.  The columns identify the profile "clusters".  The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster.  Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters.   During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
• The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster.  Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation.  If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile.  If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document.  The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications: 

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation.   IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Volume 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section below before you read the documentation.

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. 

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1.  Those specifications are here.

 

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have no requirement for you to do advance prep.

That said, this section contains links to available training material that falls into 4 categories.  

• The January 8 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
• General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
• Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to.
• Connectathon tools overview & training material -- outline of tools, how they're used, and available training

 

Topic	Date/Time Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Streaming Recording  | Download recording (.mp4) Slides	64 min
General training: (primary audience is new monitors)
Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
IHE 2018 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Cluster-specific trainings:
Please refer to the Monitor Assignments.  Then, find the Cluster-Profiles tab.    For each cluster of profiles, you will find links to available Preparation Material, including recordings and slide presentations.	multiple presentations; duration varies

 

>> The following table summarizes tools deployed during Connectathon, how they're used, and available training material: 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Proxy
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	“man in the middle”… captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. (not applicable to TLS message exchange)
Use in	Many...applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Training	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
PCD Tools
Provider Organization	NIST
Summary	Validates one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
Used in	PCD cluster:  monitors verify messages exchanged in peer-to-peer tests
Training	provided on-site
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository. Validates audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Used in	SEC cluster:  monitors verify ATNA questionnaires, validate audit records, and check TLS connections.
Training	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
XDS Toolkit
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, XDS, XDS-I, XCA and related profiles. New functionality supporting MHD profile.
Used in clusters	XC*, XDS, XDS-I, Mobile clusters.  Specific tests instruct monitors to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Training	provided on-site
Gazelle EVSClient
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development, with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Used in	CDA:  monitors validate CDA documents and RAD/CARD monitors validate DICOM objects (via the Gazelle Samples page).  Plus other validators are used (see Summary above).
Training	User Manual
Gazelle Patient Manager
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Simulator for actors in Patient ID mgmt profiles: PIX*, PDQ*, PAM. Source of "Connectathon test patients".
Use	Simulators are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Training	User Manual
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Provider Organization	NIST
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Used in clusters	Monitors may use the tools for message validation in the PatID cluster and for VRDR.
Training	provided on-site on-line tool documentation
HAPI Servers
Provider Organization	HAPI servers deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Summary: Validation of FHIR Resources. Vendors participants will store some Resources here. Hosts test data for some FHIR-based IHE profiles.
Summary	Participants will store some Resources here.  Hosts test data for some FHIR-based IHE profiles.
Used in clusters	Mobile:  monitors validate FHIR resources.
Training	the first 10 minutes of this recording slides 2-6 of this accompanying presentation
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Provider Organization	dcm4che.org
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.
Used in	RAD, CARD clusters, primarily by participants.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that vendors have stored their objects here, but will not use other features.
Gazelle Order Manager
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange
Used in clusters	Simulators are used by participants in RAD, CARD, and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality Worklist SCP.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Order Manager.
Training	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)

 

Overall timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->
Refer to this Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide for guidance on all travel-related tasks!
Nov 15	-- Complete Monitor Travel Survey.   -- If you will book flights to Cleveland, activate your account in Concur Travel.
Nov 30	Book flights (if applicable).  Refer to the Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange airfare through Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Register for your Monitor badge.  You will receive an invitation from Cvent via email with registration link.
Dec 1	Request advance per diem.  Send per diem form to sbell@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 9, 2019.)
Jan 8, 10-11 am CST	Attend the Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities  - Connectathon process for monitors  - Gazelle walk-through  - Q & A Recording link | Slides
CONNECTATHON WEEK-->
	See details above.
AFTER CONNECTATHON-->
Feb 9	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 1 then send your post-event  per diem form to sbell@himss.org.

 

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants 

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

 

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2022.  

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

 

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Radiation Oncology	DRRO	Deformable Registration in Radiation Oncology (DRRO)
Radiology	IMR	Interactive Multimedia Report

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily
• After-hours access
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Seating assignments
• Network information
• Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
• Wireless
• Gazelle Test Management
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am -  4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Sep 13, 2022	8:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Sep 14, 2022	8:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Sep 15, 2022	8:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Sep 16, 2022	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 8am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the ZoHo List and Rocket Chat.

Seating Assignments

Seating Assignments (PDF)

Seating Assignments (Google Sheet) There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg T1. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before testing. This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.

Network Info

• NetworkDescription: Network Configuration Guide.
• Important DNS Information

Wireless / PCD Testers

• SSID:  PCD
• Password:  provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up and testing.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor -->  give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.
• It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk BB3

• logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - BB1

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil - BB2

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• If I do not know, I will find someone who does.
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• e.g. "I need to reset my password"
• Monitor support
• ITI FHIR Profile Support

Steve Moore - W7

• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer - W6

• ITI (Not FHIR) and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - Rocket.chat

• Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support. Remote in Rocket.chat

John Rhoads - R6

• DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing.  First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

• Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing:  See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways 
• Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners 
• Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
Support	Malo
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/proxy Proxy is accessible at 151.80.206.32
Support	Malo
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation.  Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ*, PIX* are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor:   IP: 10.111.8.58  http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools/
Support
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS.  Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging/
Support	Steve
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Connectathon Floor IP: 10.111.8.57 Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4   Server base URL (STU3):  http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests .  i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner.  (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems.  -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '*_Resource_Check* for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors.  Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58   http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org:9743/home
Support
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/ login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-europe.net  /  11112 IP addr / port:   /  11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gazelle-sts?wsdl
Support	Malo
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools:  https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

NOTE: Some information may be historical reference to 2022 if not updated yet

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily
• After-hours access
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Seating assignments
• Network information
• Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
• NAT Request Form
• Wireless
• Gazelle Test Management
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am -  5:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Mar 7, 2023	9:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Mar 8, 2023	9:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Mar 9, 2023	9:00 am -  5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Mar 10, 2023	9:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 8am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the ZoHo List and Rocket Chat.

Seating Assignments

Seating Assignments (PDF)

Seating Assignments (Google Sheet) There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg T1. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before testing. This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.

Network Info

• NetworkDescription: Network Configuration Guide.
• Important DNS Information
• NAT Request Form

Wireless / PCD Testers

• SSID:  PCD
• Password:  provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.iheusa.org

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.iheusa.org

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up and testing.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor -->  give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.
• It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help located at the entrance:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

• logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff 

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• If I do not know, I will find someone who does.
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• e.g. "I need to reset my password"
• Monitor support
• ITI Profile Support

Steve Moore - B4

• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - A5

• Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support. Remote in Rocket.chat

John Rhoads - F5

• DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing.  First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

• Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing:  See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways 
• Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners 
• Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support:

 

Tool Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14kRClO2T-aEQDgFWBp-RnfdlKCjsBdI4XVPv0TGH8y4/edit#gid=1157320744

 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
Support	Malo
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/proxy Proxy is accessible at
Support	Malo
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation.  Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ*, PIX* are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor:   IP: 10.111.8.58  http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools/
Support
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS.  Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging/
Support	Steve
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Connectathon Floor IP: 10.111.8.57 Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4   Server base URL (STU3):  http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests .  i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner.  (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems.  -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '*_Resource_Check* for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors.  Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58   http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org:9743/home
Support
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/ login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-europe.net  /  11112 IP addr / port:   /  11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gazelle-sts?wsdl
Support	Malo
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools:  https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

Background

1. We use a fake domain name (ihe-europe.net) for our Joint Connectathon. Particpant systems are assigned more or more host names (e.g., acme2) and the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for that host would be acme2.ihe-europe.net
2. The Gazelle Test Management System ("Gazelle") is hosted at https:https://gazelle.iheusa.org
3. Some other tools such as the Gazelle Security Suite are hosted at gazelle.ihe.net.
4. The server gazelle.ihe.net also hosts other content such as documentation.
5. Prior to the connectathon, these two systems live outside of the Connectathon test room and have public IP addresses:
1. https://gazelle.iheusa.org
2. gazelle.ihe.net
6. During the event:
1. The full server https://gazelle.iheusa.org.
2. The tooling part of gazelle.ihe.net is linked at the bottom of https://gazelle.iheusa.org and lives on the private network.
3. Other content (documentation) remains on the original gazelle.ihe.net
7. The Gazelle Test Management software records URL's that link to items inside the https://gazelle.ihe.net system or inside the gazelle.ihe.net system. The software works best if you use the fully qualified domain name in the URL rather than trying to use an IP address or just "gazelle"
8. In previous years, we have seen evidence that DNS "stuff" from offsite locations such as your hotel might be cached in your system and interfere with your work in the testing area. We have advice below on how to manage that.

What Does This Mean for You?

Manual Network Configuration (i.e., Fixed IP Address)

1. Make sure you set the Search Domain to: ihe-europe.net.
1. That means if someone tells you their hostname is acme2 and you try to connect to acme2, your underlying system software should try a DNS lookup on acme2.ihe-europe.net and things should just work.
2. For DNS servers, use only the server we supply: 10.250.50.71
1. If you use a different DNS server, you will not be able to resolve IP addresses for your partner systems.
2. You will also get redirected to the public IP address of some of the resources listed above, and that will cause a (large) mess.

What Else Should You Do?

1. When you return to your hotel room and decide you need to do more work, you can still connect to gazelle.ihe.net. Your hotel DNS should give you the public IP address of those systems at home, and you will be redirected.
1. When you are in the Convention Center and you use the public IP address for either of those resources, your connection goes out the firewal to the server at home and then gets redirected back through the firewall. The round trip traffic just puts more load on the network for no benefit.
2. Resist the temptation to enter a fixed IP address when you browse to Gazelle Test Management or to the other tools at gazelle.ihe.net.

What If?

• You might have a link to documentation that starts with https://gazelle.ihe.net. That should still work inside the Convention Center through redirects. If you have problems getting to such documentation, use this prefix: https://gazelle.ihe-europe.net. That URL points to the IHE Europe server back in Rennes and should not have any redirect issues.
• Do not use this link for anything other than documentation.
• Do not use this link for any tools

Getting ready for participation in the April Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to The Netherlands. From January until April, participants complete a set of required pre-connectathon tests. March through mid-April participants share configuration information with test partners, perform internet testing for some profiles, pre-load test data, finish some last-minute pre-connectathon tests, and familiarize themselves with the tests they will be required to run at the connnectathon. The links below contain details for your Connectathon preparation activities.

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the EU Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group.
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing.
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration. Access the list
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive). Final Text Technical Frameworks & Trial Implementation Supplements are published on ihe.net. Some are interested in knowing the specifics of the updates since last year.  Each domain's Technical Committee processes Change Proposals that are then incorporated into Technical Frameworks annually.
Tool resources	Find an index to IHE test tools, a mapping of tools to profiles, tool documentation, test cases, and tool training material.
ATNA testing & digital certificates	Pre-connectathon & connectathon testing requirements for the ATNA profile.  How to get your digital certificate.
Training resources	Pointers to training & documentation about tools, gazelle & connectathon processes
Profile-specific preparation	In order to make you more efficient at the Connectathon, for some profiles we encourage you to do this preparation in advance.
Network & configuration details	Configurations for your test systems, OID assignments, IP addresses, Connectathon network description
XDS/XDS-I ATNA Tues-Wed partner assignments	On Tues & Wed of Connectathon week, we assign some test partners for infrastructure actors in XDS, XDS-I and ATNA (Audit Record Repositories and Doc Registries & Repositories)
Cross-Community testing	Explanation of multiple affinity domain Connectathon tests for participants testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, and cross-community profiles XC* (eg XCA, XCPD, etc)
Thorough/Supportive testing explained	This page describes the difference between Thorough and Supportive connectathon testing
Connectathon test review	Your connectathon preparation should include reviewing tests you will have to run during Connectathon week.  Here's how.
10 Connectathon tips from the pros	This page shares tips from vendors that have participated in the Connectathon for many years.
Connectathon logistics (TBC)	IHE Europe staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connectathon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

   Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

   Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

  IHE Europe manages the schedule and logistics for the event.  Pointers to details are gathered here. If you have questions or need help, please contact the IHE Europe staff at project-manager@ihe-europe.net 

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Den Haag, NL (See this link for further details) April 16-20, 2018 Opening hours:  Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:30pm Friday : 8:30am - noon Testing hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 5:30pm Friday : 9:00am - noon   All participants are required to attend until noon on Friday ! Even though you are fine with your tests, some partners may still need your assistance to finish up their tests.
Detailed Connectathon Schedule	This schedule will help you stay on track from January through April!  We also have the Weekly Reminder page containing technical preparation steps.
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the NA Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group.
Connectathon Technical Resources	Find details about technical preparation for connectathon:  tools, network, training, and much more.
Policies & Guidelines	IHE Europe publishes these policies for contracting, payment, and participation in the IHE European Connectathon 2018.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

   Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

Welcome! We gather resources here for our wonderful volunteer monitors.

1. Monitor recruitment
2. Monitor Email list
3. Logistics: Travel, Expenses, Non-Disclosure & Confict of Interest forms 
4. WHERE & WHEN? Schedule, Gazelle, Table Assignments
5. WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
6. HOW? Training Material
7. IHE Technical Framework Documentation
8. Our FAQ for vendor participants
9. Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
10. Contact us

Monitor recruitment

The application period for being a monitor at The Hague is now closed.

Monitor Email list

All monitors shall join the Google group dedicated to monitors. No personal email will be sent. Google group

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

• Test assignments:
• Google spreadsheet
• Gazelle Test Management
• Training
• Slides
• Streaming

If you have questions about travel or other logistics, Anne-Gaëlle Bergé  is happy to help.

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2018 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held in The Hague.

•  Get details on the event
• Pre-register for the social event on Thursday evening, it's free for monitors

Table Assignments

show where monitors & tests systems will be located in April.

• Spreadsheet with table assignments: To be published
• PDF of table layout at the Connectathon: To be published

HOW? Training Material

We expect additional profile- and tool-specific training to be available here.

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A	mp4 | pdf
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Gazelle walk-through We have two resources for you. - Webex training on how monitors use gazelle & the proxy during connectathon week to work with participants and verify tests.
New monitors	Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:40
New monitors	Connectathon Terminology: Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors)	0:11
	...
**optional** educational material for monitors	IHE 2017 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. IT Infrastructure domain training material These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. They are geared to an audience which is familiar with healthcare interoperability problems in general but is not familiar with the way IHE addresses problems or the specific profiles provided by ITI. You may find topics of interest to you in your "day job".	multiple presentations available; duration varies
	Some of you may be interested in the training material we compile for vendor participants, but monitors do not need to review it. We collect participants' material on our Training Page.

 

IHE Technical Framework Documentation

To prepare for the connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Vol 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section above before you read the documentation.

IHE publishes its documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Our FAQ for vendor participants

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

Contact Us

For help with logistics (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact TBD
For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment, contact Anne-Gaëlle Bergé.

Getting ready for participation in the April Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to The Netherlands. From January until April, participants complete a set of required pre-connectathon tests. March through mid-April participants share configuration information with test partners, perform internet testing for some profiles, pre-load test data, finish some last-minute pre-connectathon tests, and familiarize themselves with the tests they will be required to run at the connnectathon. The links below contain details for your Connectathon preparation activities.

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the EU Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group. Please provide your company name when subscribing, your request might not be accepted otherwise.
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing.
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration. Access the list
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive). Final Text Technical Frameworks & Trial Implementation Supplements are published on ihe.net. Some are interested in knowing the specifics of the updates since last year.  Each domain's Technical Committee processes Change Proposals that are then incorporated into Technical Frameworks annually.
Tool resources	Find an index to IHE test tools, a mapping of tools to profiles, tool documentation, test cases, and tool training material.
ATNA testing & digital certificates	Pre-connectathon & connectathon testing requirements for the ATNA profile.  How to get your digital certificate.
Training resources	Pointers to training & documentation about tools, gazelle & connectathon processes
Profile-specific preparation	In order to make you more efficient at the Connectathon, for some profiles we encourage you to do this preparation in advance.
Network & configuration details	Configurations for your test systems, OID assignments, IP addresses, Connectathon network description
XDS/XDS-I ATNA Tues-Wed partner assignments	On Tues & Wed of Connectathon week, we assign some test partners for infrastructure actors in XDS, XDS-I and ATNA (Audit Record Repositories and Doc Registries & Repositories)
Cross-Community testing	Explanation of multiple affinity domain Connectathon tests for participants testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, and cross-community profiles XC* (eg XCA, XCPD, etc)
Thorough/Supportive testing explained	This page describes the difference between Thorough and Supportive connectathon testing
Connectathon test review	Your connectathon preparation should include reviewing tests you will have to run during Connectathon week.  Here's how.
10 Connectathon tips from the pros	This page shares tips from vendors that have participated in the Connectathon for many years.
Connectathon logistics (TBC)	IHE Europe staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connectathon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

   Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

   Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

ATNA is a widely tested profile.  This page contains guidelines that address frequently asked questions about testing expectations.

THIS PAGE APPLIED TO IHE CONNECTATHONS IN 2019.  It is now OUT-OF-DATE and archived.

It has been REPLACED by THIS PAGE for 2020 Connectathons.

• Important updates to ATNA Documentation in the ITI Technical Framework
• Why add enhanced cybersecurity to your product?
• Security (TLS) Policy for 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons
• Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) tool for ATNA testing
• GSS: Digital Certificates for IHE Connectathons
• GSS: ATNA Questionnaire
• GSS: ATNA Logging Tests
• Questions about ATNA testing?

Important updates to ATNA in the ITI Technical Framework

The ITI Technical Committee worked on updates to add 3 new options to the ATNA Secure Node & Secure Application actors.  The options affect the [ITI-19] Authenticate Node transaction.  As of September 2018, these options are now approved and testable at 2019 Connectathons:

• 'FQDN Validation of Server Certificate' option
• 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection - All TLS Versions' option
• 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection - TLS 1.2 Floor' option

Please read:  CP-ITI-1145 - "Three new options related to [ITI-19] Authenticate Node".

==> Why add enhanced cybersecurity to your product?

IHE is strongly encouraging all vendors to implement and test these new options at 2019 Connectathons.  Click here to learn more!   

Security (TLS) Policy for 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons

These new options introduce variability in the Connectathon testing environment that did not exist in previous Connectathons.  Depending on whether or not a Connectathon test system supports these options, it may be able to support TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and/or TLS 1.2, and one or more of several ciphers.  On the Connectathon test floor, different systems with a mix of TLS versions and ciphers would be a barrier to connectivity. 

So, in order to ensure interoperability between systems testing over TLS, the Connectathon technical managers have selected a TLS version and cipher to use for peer-to-peer tests over TLS.  (This is analagous to a hospital mandating similar requirements at a given deployment.)

*** For 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons, peer-to-peer testing over TLS (without the new ATNA options) shall be done using:

• TLS 1.2
• cipher TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
• (Note that we intentionally chose a 'less secure' cipher for 2019 and anticipate choosing one of the recommended ciphers from BCP195 for future IHE Connectathons.)
• A digital certificate, issued by the Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) tool.  New certs are needed for 2019 Connectathons.  See the next section.
• Note that this policy is compatible with the baseline ATNA requirements in [ITI-19] Authenticate Node, in particular referenced standard RFC 7525.

*** For the 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons, we will use the Gazelle Security Suite tool to test the new ATNA options:

• client behavior for a Secure Node/Application supporting the 'FQDN Validation of Server Certificate' option
• the ability of a Secure Node/Application to negotiate down from TLS 1.2 to 1.1 to 1.0 as required by the 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection -- All TLS Versions' option
• the ability of a Secure Node/Application to require that transactions occur with TLS 1.2 and one of the required ciphers in the 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection -- TLS 1.2 Floor' option

(i.e. testing of the options will not be peer-to-peer)

Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) Tool for ATNA testing:

Tool-based testing of TLS (node authentication) and of the format and transport of your audit messages is consolidated in one tool - the Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)

• Link to the tool: http://gazelle.ihe.net/gss.  
• Instructions for use of the tool are contained in ATNA test descriptions - here.
• Recorded training on the Gazelle Security Suite - here

==> GSS: Digital Certificates for IHE Connectathons

The Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) tool is the SINGLE PROVIDER OF DIGITIAL CERTIFICATES for both NA and EU Connectathons.   As of November 27, 2018, the GSS tool is updated to provide digital certificates for 2019 IHE Connectathons.

To obtain a digital certificate from the GSS tool for pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing, follow the instructions in pre-Connectathon test 11100.

Some facts about the new digital certificates:

1. If you have a digital certificate from a Connectathon in 2018 or earlier, it will not work for 2019 Connectathons.
2. If you generated your digital certificate in GSS before Nov 27, 2018, you must generate a new one.
3. Your new digital certificate:
1. is from a new Certificate Authority (CA) with a stronger key - 2048 length (before Nov 2018, the CA created certificates with 1024 key length).  You must add the certificate for the new CA in your trust store.
2. will contain the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of your test system.   When you use GSS to request the certificate, the tool will prompt you for this value.  The FQDN value(s) will be in the subjectAltName entry of your digital certificate.  (You may need to provide more than one FQDN when you generate your certificate, eg if you will use your system to test TLS connections outside of the Connectathon network, such as with the NIST XDS Tools in your local test lab.)
4. Pre-Connectathon test 11100 contains detailed instructions for generating your certificate, including how to get the fully-qualified domain for your test system on the Connectathon network.
5. Item (3.b.) means that each system testing TLS transactions during Connectathon week will have a digital certificate that is compatible with the new FQDN validation option in ATNA.  Thus, TLS connections with test partners will work whether the client is performing FQDN validation, or not.  This is intentional.

Note that the certificates are only for testing purposes and cannot be used outside of the IHE Connectathon context.

==> GSS: ATNA Questionnaire

Systems testing ATNA are required to complete the ATNA Questionnaire in the GSS tool, ideally during pre-Connectathon testing.  Embedded in the questionnaire are Audit Record tests and TLS tests customized for the profiles & actors you will test at Connectathon.

• Follow instructions in pre-Connectathon test 11106.
• Note: You must use TLS 1.2 and the new digital certificates when performing TLS tests in the questionnaire.

==> GSS: ATNA Logging Tests

Read the Technical Framework; you are responsible for all requirements in Record Audit Event [ITI-20] transaction. We will not repeat the requirements here.

 

WHICH SCHEMA???:  The ITI Technical Framework defines the Record Audit Event [ITI-20] transaction, and specifies use of the DICOM schema for audit messages.  

• The DICOM schema is found in DICOM Part 15, Section A.5.1.
• The Gazelle Security Suite tool uses the DICOM schema with IHE modifications:
• For 2019 Connectathons in NA and EU, the schema used by the tool is based on DICOM 2017c here: https://gazelle.ihe.net/XSD/IHE/ATNA/dicom_ihe_ps3.15_a.5.1_2017c.xsd

We expect implementations to be compliant, and we have tested audit messages using the DICOM schema at IHE Connectathons since 2016.

• The GSS tool will only provide validation against the DICOM schema. If you fail that test, it is our signal to you that your audit messages are not compliant with the latest DICOM schema.  See pre-Connectathon test 11116.
• We expect peer-to-peer testing at the Connectathon to occur using messages compliant with the DICOM schema.
• Some might be interested in this email exchange on the IT Tech Cmte email list.

SENDING AUDIT MESSAGES:   You can send your audit records to the GSS tool simulating an Audit Record Repository  See pre-connectathon test 11117.

Questions about ATNA Testing?

Contact Lynn Felhofer, Technical Project Manager for the IT Infrastructure domain.

  IHE Europe manages the schedule and logistics for the event.  Pointers to details are gathered here. If you have questions or need help, please contact the IHE Europe staff at project-manager@ihe-europe.net 

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Rennes, FR (See this link for further details) April 8-12, 2019 Opening hours:  Monday 8:00am - 5:30pm Tuesday - Thursday: 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday : 8:30am - noon Testing hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 5:30pm Friday : 9:00am - noon   All participants are required to attend until noon on Friday ! Even though you are fine with your tests, some partners may still need your assistance to finish up their tests.
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the NA Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group.
Connectathon Technical Resources	Find details about technical preparation for connectathon:  tools, network, training, and much more.
Policies & Guidelines	IHE Europe publishes these policies for contracting, payment, and participation in the IHE European Connectathon 2019.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Welcome! We gather resources here for our wonderful volunteer monitors.

1. Monitor recruitment
2. Monitor Email list
3. Logistics: Travel, Expenses, Non-Disclosure & Confict of Interest forms 
4. WHERE & WHEN? Schedule, Gazelle, Table Assignments
5. WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
6. HOW? Training Material
7. IHE Technical Framework Documentation
8. Our FAQ for vendor participants
9. Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
10. Contact us

Monitor recruitment

The recruitment period for the 2019 connectathon in Rennes is now open. Submit your application through the form available at https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/monitor-recruitment-form-rennes-fr-2019. You are required to be logged in to access this page; if you do not have an account on Gazelle website (different than the one for Gazelle applications), please email to Hilary Ramanantsalama and Anne-Gaëlle Bergé to get an access. 

Monitor Email list

When the recruitment period is over and the manage team has selected the monitors, all monitors will be invited to join the Google group dedicated to monitors. No personal email will be sent.

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

• Test assignments:
• Google spreadsheet
• Gazelle Test Management
• Training
• Slides
• Streaming

If you have questions about travel or other logistics, Hilary Ramanantsalama and Anne-Gaëlle Bergé are happy to help.

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2019 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held in Rennes.

Table Assignments

show where monitors & tests systems will be located in April.

• Spreadsheet with table assignments: To be published
• PDF of table layout at the Connectathon: To be published

HOW? Training Material

We expect additional profile- and tool-specific training to be available here.

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A	mp4 | pdf
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Gazelle walk-through We have two resources for you. - Webex training on how monitors use gazelle & the proxy during connectathon week to work with participants and verify tests.
New monitors	Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:40
New monitors	Connectathon Terminology: Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors)	0:11
	...
**optional** educational material for monitors	IHE 2017 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. IT Infrastructure domain training material These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. They are geared to an audience which is familiar with healthcare interoperability problems in general but is not familiar with the way IHE addresses problems or the specific profiles provided by ITI. You may find topics of interest to you in your "day job".	multiple presentations available; duration varies
	Some of you may be interested in the training material we compile for vendor participants, but monitors do not need to review it. We collect participants' material on our Training Page.

 

IHE Technical Framework Documentation

To prepare for the connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Vol 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section above before you read the documentation.

IHE publishes its documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Our FAQ for vendor participants

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

Contact Us

For help with logistics (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact TBD
For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment, contact Hilary Ramanantsalama and Anne-Gaëlle Bergé.

  Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon.  Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

• Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
• Training on gazelle configuration entry
• Connectathon Network Description
• IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Configuration entry is a two-step process prior to the Connectathon.  We want you to spend your time at the Connectathon working on interoperability issues and not asking your neighbor, "What is the URL of your Repository?"

1. Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle.  Due December 22, 2017.
2. Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system.  Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test.  Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'.  This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname.  You can allocate additional hostnames for your systems if you need them.  IP addresses will be assigned to hostnames shortly before the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy:  The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font.  There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...).  These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Steve Moore (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

• Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
• Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
• Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
• Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing.  Please read this before arriving in Cleveland:  NetworkDescription2018.pdf

 IP Addresses

1. In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
2. You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na) 
   -- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
   -- Select a system
   -- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
3. You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
   -- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
   -- Lower left: Download hosts file

 

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

 

The contents of this page apply to a past Connectathon. 

For details on the NA 2019 IHE Connectathon, see:

---> https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2019-monitor-resources

Welcome! We gather resources here for our extraordinary volunteer monitors.

Table of Contents

• Connectathon Week Resources
• Connectathon Week Schedule
• Gazelle link
• Monitors' Profile Assignments
• Seating chart
• Network Information
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - location & support
• Contact Us
• Technical Preparation Resources
• Technical Specs:  IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
• Monitor Training Material
• Timeline for Connectathon Monitors
• Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
• Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

 

Connectathon Week Resources

  >>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 15

• 11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
• 11:00 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 21
• noon - Lunch!
• 1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
• 1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 16

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
• 6:30 - 9:30 - Social event at Dante's Inferno

Wed & Thur Jan 17, 18

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 19

• 9:00 - noon - Final testing session. 
• Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

  >>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

See Lynn (P27), Eric (P26), or Steve (P28) about any gazelle problems, password resets, etc

  >>Seating chart:

-- Seating assignments - Table locations are visible in test instance in gazelle to help you locate test partners in the room

  >> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

        Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

  >>Network Info:

• Network support staff on-site -- go to table C31.
• Connectathon Network Description for testing participants:  NetworkDescriptionNA2018.pdf
• Wireless network for monitors:
• SSID: Monitors
• Password: <ask Lynn for this>

  >>Ask questions. Get help:

• Logistics (expenses, travel...):  Jeremiah Myers at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
• Network problems:  Network support staff (C31) 
• Gazelle help:  Lynn Felhofer (P27)
• Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests:  Paul Sherman (F21)
• Questions on CDA, RFD tests:  Steve Moore (P28)
• Questions on all other tests:  Lynn Felhofer (P27)
• Tool help:  ...varies by tool.  See link in the next section.

  >>Test tools - locations & support:

See https://gazelle.ihe-europe.net/content/na-connectathon-2018-week-resources#Tools

We point you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent information.

Contact Us:

Please contact Jeremiah or Lynn for support.  We will use the Connectathon monitor google group to make announcements to the monitor team.

• Jeremiah Myers (jmyers@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
• Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
• Monitor Email List -  We use this google group to communicate with monitors:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!members/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors 

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

We organize IHE profiles with common characteristics or technologies into "clusters", and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two).  The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments.  We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise.  We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new.  During the Connectathon, you will have an opportunity, if you wish, to work in areas outside of your primary assignment. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

• The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor.  The columns identify the profile "clusters".  The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster.  Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters.   During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
• The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster.  Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation.  If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile.  If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document.  The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications: 

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation.   IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Volume 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section below before you read the documentation.

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. 

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1.  Those specifications are here.

 

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have to requirements for you to do advance prep.

That said, the table below contains links to available training material that falls into 3 categories.  (More will be added before January.) 

• The January 9 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
• General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
• Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to.

 

Topic	Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Recording link | Slides	60 min
General training: (primary audience is new monitors)
Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
Some of you may be interested in the training material we compile for vendor participants, but monitors do not need to review it. We collect participants' material on this Training Page.
IHE 2017 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Training for Connectathon tools:
See links in this note sent to the monitor email list.
Cluster-specific trainings:
CDA Cluster Training    Overview of CDA Testing Procedure	n/a
ITI-ETC (ITI Other) Profile Overview   Recording link | slides	7 min
Media Cluster Profile Overview     Recording link (2017) | slides	18 min
Mobile Cluster Profile Overview    Recording link (2018) | slides	39 min
PatID Cluster Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides	7 min
RAD Visual Cluster Profile Overview   slides	n/a
RAD-Web Cluster Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides	20 min
RAD-WF (Radiology Workflow) Cluster Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides	34 min
RFD (Retrieve Form for Data Capture) Cluster Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides	30 min
Security Cluster Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides   Using the Gazelle Security Suite Tool for ATNA verification -- Recording | slides   Participant ATNA Resource Web Page   Secure Retrieve (SeR) Profile test scenario -- slides	32 min 20 min
SR Cluster Profile Overview   slides	n/a
XC* (Cross Community Cluster) Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides	43 min
XDS (Document Sharing Cluster) Profile Overview   Recording link (2017) | slides Tool training -- there is a new version of XDS Tools this year; Bill will tutor on-site in Cleveland.	34 min
XDS-I Cluster Profile Overview  slides	n/a
XDW Cluster Profile Overview  slides	n/a

 

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->
Refer to this Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide for guidance on all travel-related tasks!
Nov 17	-- Complete Monitor Travel Survey.   -- If you will book flights to Cleveland, activate your account in Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Book flights (if applicable).  Refer to the Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange airfare through Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Register for your Monitor badge.  You will receive an invitation from Cvent via email with registration link.
Dec 1	Request advance per diem.  Send per diem form to jmyers@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 9, 2018.)
Jan 9, 10-11 am CST	Attend the Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities  - Connectathon process for monitors  - Gazelle walk-through  - Q & A Recording link | Slides
CONNECTATHON WEEK-->
Mon Jan 15, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting.  Meeting Room 23 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues.  Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday  1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session.  Monitors start work on test verification.
	AFTER HOURS ACCESS: There is no expectation that volunteer monitors will support vendor participants outside of the daily testing sessions.  Monitors and participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor... -- mornings starting at 7:30 am -- evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs.  No re-entry is permitted after 9pm.  Everyone must leave the test floor at 11pm.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues Jan 16 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Dante's Inferno.
Fri Jan 19  8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
AFTER CONNECTATHON-->
Feb 9	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 1 then send your post-event  per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

 

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants 

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

 

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

The contents of this page apply to a past Connectathon. 

For details on the NA 2019 IHE Connectathon, see https://gazelle.ihe.net/cat/NA2019

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily
• After-hours access
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Seating assignments
• Network information
• Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
• Wireless
• Gazelle
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 15, 2018	8:00 am -  4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 15, 2018	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 15, 2018	10:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 16, 2018	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 17, 2018	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 18, 2018	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 19, 2018	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before the end of the calendar year (2017). This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.
-- Connectathon floor plan

Network Info

• NetworkDescriptionNA2018.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
• "I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless / General

• SSID:  NA2018
• Password:  cleveland18
• Security type:  TBD

Wireless / PCD Testers

• SSID:  PCD
• Password:  cleveland18
• Security type:  TBD

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 7:30-10am is for system set-up.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor -->  give XDM and PDI media to monitor Dawn Schwartz at table N22
• It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

• logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (C31)

Tool help - see section below

Steve Moore - (P28)

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• "I need to reset my password"
• "I need to drop a profile/actor"

Lynn Felhofer - (P27)

• ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
• Monitor support

Eric Poiseau - (P26)

• LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
• Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support.

 Paul Sherman - (F21)

• PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

• Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways 
• XDS Patient Assignments and, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners (see all 5 tabs in the spreadsheet)
• XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: Cross-CommunityTesting Schedule (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oNVe8_L7_ll20bCrG--lqlVeIab0cMTEMl8qADhprtk/pubhtml

Integral Tools

The tools listed in the first table below are considered an integral part of Connectathon testing. These tools are referenced in Connectathon tests and are part of the test procedure.

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle Itself	Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na	Eric (P26)
Gazelle Security Suite	- Home of ATNA Questionnaires - TLS client / server simulator - ATNA Audit message validator - Syslog collector (ARR simulator)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss	Abderrazek (P25)
CDA Validation (several)	PCC, QRPH and C-CDA Testing	IHE CDA Overview of Testing Procedure	Steve (P28)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:18080/dcm4chee-web3/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-us-test.net /  11112 IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43 /  11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (P28)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient	Eric (P26)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	XDW validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam	Abderrazek (P25)
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://ihe.wustl.edu/proxy	Abderrazek (P25)
Gazelle Order Manager	Is the DSS/OF for CARD & RAD profiles: --DICOM Modality Worklist SCP for RAD & CARD modalities --RAD-13 sender for RAD & CARD Image Managers Watch this short "how to" video	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager	Anne-Gaëlle (P25)
Gazelle Patient Manager	Source of pre-load Patients Patient Demographics Supplier and Patient Encounter Supplier in the PAM Profile	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager	Anne-Gaëlle (P25)
FHIR Read-Only Server	- Hosts FHIR Resources used as datasets for some profiles	http://fhir-read:8080/hapi-fhir-ro  (web GUI) http://fhir-read:8080/hapi-fhir-ro/baseDstu3 (server base)	Steve (P28)
FHIR Read-Write Server	- Resource validation - Participants can store resources here	http://fhir-write:8080/hapi-fhir-rw (web GUI) http://fhir-write:8080/hapi-fhir-rw/baseDstu3 (server base)	Steve (P28)
NIST HL7 v2.x	For HL7 v2.x PIX/PDQ For QRPH VRDR HL7 messages	http://hl7v2tools.nist.gov/portal/#/ http://hl7v2-cf-validator.nist.gov/cf-validator/#/home	Rob (P22)
PCD Tools	PCD Message Validation	http://ihe-pcd-con.nist.gov/PCD-HL7WebCon/#home.htm	John Garguilo (E22)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts	Abderrazek (P25)
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: TBD - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (M28)
XDS Toolkit 2018	XD* test support XCA test support MHD test support	http://xdstools.ihe-us-test.net	Bill (M28)
XDS-I Tools 2018	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations. Uses the NIST XDS Toolkit directly	http://xds-imaging-tools.ihe-us-test.net	Steve (P28)

Backup or Experimental Tools

The tools listed in the table below are considered as backups or possibly experimental.

Backup: Tool is available if someone needs to review/resolve an issue by using one of our tools. These are not part of the defined testing protocol.

Experimental: A tool is in development. We may ask you for your help in running a few tests to examine the behavior of our testing software.

Tool

Status

Used for

Location / Config info

Support

 

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2017.  

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

 

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	RMD	Remove Metadata and Documents
IT Infrastructure	NPFS	Non-patient File Sharing
IT Infrastructure	mXDE	Mobile Document Data Element Extraction
IT Infrastructure	mCSD	Mobile Care Services Discovery
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	360x	360x Closed Loop Referral
Patient Care Coordination	DCTM	Dynamic Care Team Management
Patient Care Coordination	RIPT	Routine Interfacility Patient Transport
Patient Care Coordination	QEDm	Query Existing Data for Mobile
Patient Care Coordination	PMDT	Point-of-Care Medical Device Tracking
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health	mRFD	Mobifile Retrieve Form for Data Capture
Radiology	XRR-WD	Cross-Enterprise Remote Read Workflow Definition
Radiology	MAP	Management of Acquisition Protocols
Radiology	SOLE	Standardized Operational Log of Events

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily
• After-hours access
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Seating assignments
• Network information
• Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
• Wireless
• Gazelle Test Management
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 20, 2020	8:00 am -  4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 20, 2020	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 20, 2020	10:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 21, 2020	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 22, 2020	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 23, 2020	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 24, 2020	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before the end of the calendar year (2018). This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.

Network Info

• NetworkDescription: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
• Important DNS Information

Wireless / General

• SSID:  NA2020
• Password:  cleveland20

Wireless / PCD Testers

• SSID:  PCD
• Password:  provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor -->  give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.
• It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

• logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (Separate table, just inside the balllroom)

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil - (C31)

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• If I do not know, I will find someone who does.
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• e.g. "I need to reset my password"
• Monitor support

Steve Moore - (K31)

• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer - (L28)

• ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - (C28)

• Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support.

Paul Sherman - (H28)

• PCD tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing.  First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

• Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing:  See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways 
• Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners 
• Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer (L28) with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https:gazelle.iheusa.org/proxy Proxy is accessible at 10.242.128.41
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation.  Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle (C28)
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ*, PIX* are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle (C28)
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John (E7)
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore(K31)
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support	Jungyub (M26)
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor:   http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	Bill (J31) Sunil (J32)
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS.  Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://xds-imaging-tools:8080/toolkit
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4   Server base URL (STU3):  http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests .  i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner.  (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems.  -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '*_Resource_Check* for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors.  Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor:   http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	Bill (J31) Sunil (J32)
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: http://central-archive:8080/dcm4chee-arc/ui2 login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-us-test.net  /  11112 IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43  /  11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: http://central-archive:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools:  https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

Welcome! We gather resources here for our extraordinary volunteer monitors.

Table of Contents

• Connectathon Week Resources
• Connectathon Week Schedule
• Gazelle link
• Monitors' Profile Assignments
• Seating chart
• Network Information
• Tools - on-site location, config & support
• Contact us. Get help
• Technical Preparation Resources
• Technical Specs:  IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
• Monitor Training Material
• Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
• Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

 

Connectathon Week Resources

  >>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 20

• 11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
• 11:30 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 26A
• noon - Lunch!
• 1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
• 1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 21

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
• 6:30 - 9:30 - Social event
  

Wed & Thur Jan 22, 23

• 9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 24

• 8:00 - noon - Final testing session. 
• Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

  >>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://gazelle.iheusa.org

See Anne-Gaëlle or Malo (C28), Steve (K31), or Dr. Phil (C31) about any Gazelle problems, password resets, etc

  >>Seating chart:

-- Click Here - 

  >> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

        Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

  >>Network Info:

• Network support staff on-site -- at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room.
• Connectathon Network Description for testing participants
• Wireless network for monitors:
• SSID: NA2020
• Password: cleveland20 

  >>Test tools 

For TOOLS CONNECTATHON LOCATION & CONFIGURATION:  See https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2020-week-resources#Tools   Note: The link sends you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent configuration information.  Most monitors will want to bookmark that link.

 

Contact Us:

  >>Ask questions. Get help on-site:

• Logistics (expenses, travel...):  Sarah Bell at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
• Network problems:  Network support staff (at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room) 
• Gazelle help:  Dr. Phil (C31)
• Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests:  Paul Sherman (E28)
• Questions on CDA, RFD tests:  Steve Moore (K31)
• Questions on Radiology and IT Infrastructure tests:  Lynn Felhofer (L28)
• Tool help:  ...varies by tool.  See links in the section above.

    >> Email Support

• Sarah Bell (sbell@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
• Philip DePalo (naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
• Monitor Email List -  We use this google group to communicate with monitors:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors 

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

We organize IHE profiles with common characteristics or technologies into "clusters", and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two).  The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments.  We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise.  We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new.  During the Connectathon, you will have an opportunity, if you wish, to work in areas outside of your primary assignment. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

• The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor.  The columns identify the profile "clusters".  The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster.  Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters.   During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
• The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster.  Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation.  If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile.  If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document.  The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications: 

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation.   IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Volume 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section below before you read the documentation.

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. 

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1.  Those specifications are here.

 

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have no requirement for you to do advance prep.

That said, this section contains links to available training material that falls into 4 categories.  

• The January 8 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
• General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
• Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to. 

Topic	Date/Time Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Streaming Recording   Slides	approx 60 min
General training: (primary audience is new monitors)
Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
IHE 2019 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Cluster-specific trainings:
Please refer to the Monitor Assignments.  Then, find the Cluster-Profiles tab.    For each cluster of profiles, you will find links to available Preparation Material, including recordings and slide presentations.	multiple presentations; duration varies

 

 

 

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: https://youtu.be/6SrkvyB1EPs

Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants 

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

 

   

Contact Information

Connectathon Technical Project Manager (Steve Moore) Use the email address at the right for any kind of Connectathon technical support question. Your email will be entered into a Jira tracking system	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
IHE USA Connectathon Management and Logistics	connectathon@ihe.net
Domain Technical Project Managers (by Last Name) Contact a Domain Technical Project Manager if your question is specific to a profile in a particular domain.
Paul Dow + Cardiology	pdow@acc.org
Lynn Felhofer + IT Infrastructure + Quality, Research and Public Health + Radiology	felhofer.lynn@gmail.com
Steve Moore + Patient Care Coordination + Consolidated CDA testing	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
Eric Poiseau + Anatomic Pathology + Laboratory + Pharmacy	eric.poiseau@inria.fr
Paul Sherman + Patient Care Devices	paulrshermancce@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Contact Information

Connectathon Technical Project Manager (Steve Moore) Use the email address at the right for any kind of Connectathon technical support question. Your email will be entered into a Jira tracking system	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
IHE USA Connectathon Management and Logistics	connectathon@ihe.net
Domain Technical Project Managers (by Last Name) Contact a Domain Technical Project Manager if your question is specific to a profile in a particular domain.
Paul Dow + Cardiology	pdow@acc.org
Lynn Felhofer + IT Infrastructure + Quality, Research and Public Health + Radiology	felhofer.lynn@gmail.com
Steve Moore + Patient Care Coordination + Consolidated CDA testing	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
Eric Poiseau + Anatomic Pathology + Laboratory + Pharmacy	eric.poiseau@inria.fr
Paul Sherman + Patient Care Devices	paulrshermancce@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon.  Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

• Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
• Training on gazelle configuration entry
• Connectathon Network Description
• IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Configuration entry is a two-step process prior to the Connectathon.  We want you to spend your time at the Connectathon working on interoperability issues and not asking your neighbor, "What is the URL of your Repository?"

1. Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle.  Due Jan 6, 2017.
2. Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system.  Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test.  Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'.  This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname.  You can allocate additional hostnames for your systems if you need them.  IP addresses will be assigned to hostnames shortly before the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy:  The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font.  There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...).  These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Lynn Felhofer (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

• Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
• Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
• Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
• Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing.  Please read this before arriving in Cleveland:  NetworkDescription2017.pdf

 IP Addresses

1. In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
2. You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle:
   -- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
   -- Select a system
   -- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
3. You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle:
   -- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
   -- Lower left: Download hosts file

 

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

 

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2016.  

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

 

Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	Advanced Patient Privacy Consents (APPC)
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	Bed Management (BED)
Patient Care Coordination	Cross-Enterprise Cardiovascular Heart Team Workflow Definition (XCHT-WD)
Patient Care Coordination	Dynamic Care Plan (DCP)
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health
Radiology	Radiation Exposure Monitoring for Nuclear Medicine (REM-NM)

Deprecated: For Reference Only

This is a resource page for an event that is complete. Please do not assume any information on this page is current.

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily
• After-hours access
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Seating assignments
• Network information
• Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
• Wireless
• Gazelle
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 23, 2017	7:30 am -  4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 23, 2017	7:30 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 23, 2017	10:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 24, 2017	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 25, 2017	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 26, 2017	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 27, 2017	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Teset Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

• mornings starting at 7:30 am
• evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs.   No re-entry is permitted after 9pm.  All Participants must leave the test floor at 11pm.

There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, they will be preparing for the next day.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments (No Longer Current)

-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization.
-- Connectathon floor plan

Network Info (No Longer Current)

• NetworkDescriptionNA2017.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
• "I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless / General

• SSID:  NA2017
• Password:  cleveland17
• Security type:  TBD

Wireless / PCD Testers

• SSID:  PCD
• Password:  cleveland17
• Security type:  TBD

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session (No Longer Current)

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 7:30-10am is for system set-up.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor -->  XDM and PDI media to monitor George or Raj at table K24 
• It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help: (No Longer Current)

IHE USA staff - Help desk

• logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (C18)

Tool help - see next section

Steve Moore - (K28)

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
• "I need to drop a profile/actor"
• Gazelle help

Eric Poiseau - (K27)

• LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
• Gazelle support

Lynn Felhofer - (K25)

• ITI, QRPH, and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
• Monitor support

Paul Sherman - (L18)

• PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

• Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways 
• XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners (see all 4 tabs in the spreadsheet)
• XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: Cross-CommunityTesting Schedule (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support (No Longer Current)

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oNVe8_L7_ll20bCrG--lqlVeIab0cMTEMl8qADhprtk/pubhtml

Integral Tools

The tools listed in the first table below are considered an integral part of Connectathon testing. These tools are referenced in Connectathon tests and are part of the test procedure.

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle Itself	Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na	Eric (K27)
Gazelle Security Suite	- Home of ATNA Questionnaires - TLS client / server simulator - ATNA Audit message validator - Syslog collector (ARR simulator)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss	Cedric (K26)
CDA Validation (several)	PCC, QRPH and C-CDA Testing	IHE CDA Overview of Testing Procedure	Steve (K28)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-web3/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43 /  11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (K28)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam	Eric (K27)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	XDW validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://ihe.wustl.edu/proxy	Eric (K27)
Gazelle Order Manager	Is the DSS/OF for CARD & RAD profiles: --DICOM Modality Worklist SCP for RAD & CARD modalities --RAD-13 sender for RAD & CARD Image Managers Watch this short "how to" video	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager	Cedric (K26)
Gazelle Patient Manager	Is the Patient Demographics Supplier and Patient Encounter Supplier in the PAM Profilfe	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager	Cedric (K26)
NIST HL7 v2.x	For QRPH VRDR HL7 messages	http://hl7v2-cf-validator.nist.gov/cf-validator/#/home	Rob S (M28)
Patient Generation and Sharing	--Preload patients for PIX/PDQ/XDS... --HL7v2 and V3 Patient ID Feed --Choose a patient to initiate creation of a RAD/CARD modality worklist in Order Manager	Gazelle Test Management:  menu  Connectathon-->Patient Generation and Sharing	Lynn (L25)
PCD Tools	PCD Message Validation	http://ihe-pcd-con.nist.gov/PCD-HL7WebCon/#home.htm	John (L17)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts	Cedric (K26)
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: TBD - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (J28)
XDS Toolkit 2017		http://xdstools.ihe-us-test.net	Bill (J28)
XDS-I Tools 2017	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations. Uses the NIST XDS Toolkit directly	http://xds-imaging-tools.ihe-us-test.net	Steve (K28)

Backup or Experimental Tools

The tools listed in the table below are considered as backups or possibly experimental.

Backup: Tool is available if someone needs to review/resolve an issue by using one of our tools. These are not part of the defined testing protocol.

Experimental: A tool is in development. We may ask you for your help in running a few tests to examine the behavior of our testing software.

Tool	Status	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle EVS / HPD validator	Backup			x ()
Gazelle EVS / DSUB validator	Backup			xxx()
Gazelle EVS / WADO validator (XDS-I.b)	Backup			xxx()
Gazelle XDStar Client	Backup			()
RFD Simulator	Experimental	RFD based profiles	http://rfd-test-tools	Ralph (J22)
XCA Tools	Experimental	XCA testing	Beta testing: Conformity Assessment	Bill (J28)

 

Welcome! We gather resources here for our extraordinary volunteer monitors.

 

Note this page is now out-of-date.  NA2018 Connectathon info is here

Table of Contents

• Connectathon Week Resources
• Connectathon Week Schedule
• Gazelle on-site
• Profile Assignments
• Seating assignments
• Network Information
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - location & support
• Timeline for Connectathon Monitors
• Technical Preparation Resources
• Link to gazelle
• Technical Specs:  IHE Technical Framework Documentation
• Monitor preparation and Training Material
• Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
• Our FAQ for vendor participants
• Contact Us

 

Connectathon Week Resources

>>Schedule for the week:

Mon Jan 23, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk outside the Grand Ballroom.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. Meeting Room 21 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues.  Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday  1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session.  Monitors start work on test verification.
	AFTER HOURS ACCESS: Monitors and participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor... -- mornings starting at 7:30 am -- evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs.   No re-entry is permitted after 9pm.  Everyone must leave the test floor at 11pm. There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, they will be preparing for the next day.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Punch Bowl Social in The Flats of Downtown Cleveland.
Fri Jan 27 8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
AFTER CONNECTATHON-->
Feb 10	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 5, then send your post-event  per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

 

>>Gazelle:

Off-site & on-site (same as before the Connectathon): http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

>> Profile assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.  

We organize IHE profiles into "clusters" with common characteristics, and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two).  The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments.  We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise.  We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new.  In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are three tabs in the spreadsheet:

• The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor.  The columns identify the profile "clusters".  The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster.  Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters.   During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
• The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster.  Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation.  If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile.  If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document.  The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>>Seating assignments:

• See this spreadsheet.

>>Network Info:

• Network support staff (C18)
• Wireless / General
• SSID: NA2017
• Password: cleveland17
• Security type: TBA
• Wireless / General
• SSID: PCD
• Password: cleveland17
• Security type: TBA
• Connectathon Network Description - this is the description of the Connectathon testing network.  Target audience for this document is testing participants.  FYI-only for Monitors.

>>Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

• logistics, hotel, expenses...

Network staff - (C18)

Tool help - see next section

Lynn Felhofer - (K25)

• ITI, QRPH, and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
• Monitor support
• Gazelle support

Steve Moore - (K28)

• PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading

Eric Poiseau - (K27)

• LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
• Gazelle support

Paul Sherman - (L18)

• PCD tests, test requirements & grading

>> Test tools - locations & support:

See:  https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2017-week-resources#Tools

(we document the tool list in one place -- on the vendor's information page)

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

 

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->
Nov 17	Complete Monitor Travel Survey.  See Jeremiah's email for details.
Dec 2	Complete and return Non-Disclosure and Conflict of Interest forms.  Send to jmyers@himss.org.
Dec 5	Book airfare (if applicable).  Refer to the Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange through Innovative Travel.
Dec 5	Register for your Monitor badge.  You will receive an invitation via email with registration link.
Dec 5	Request advance per diem.  Send per diem form to jmyers@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 10, 2017.)
Jan 11, 10-11am CST	Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar:   - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Link to recording | slides
Mon Jan 16, 3:00 CST	Media Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording  (18 min)
Mon Jan 16, 4:00 CST	Mobile Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording  (47 min)
Tue Jan 17, 10:00 CST	RFD Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording (30 min)
Tue Jan 17, noon CST	Security Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (32 min)
Tue Jan 17, 4:00 CST	XDS Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording  (34 min)
Wed Jan 18, 10:00 CST	XC* Cross-Community Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording  (43 min)
Wed Jan 18, 1:00 CST	RAD-WF Radiology Workflow Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording (34 min)
Wed Jan 18, 3:00 CST	RAD-Web Cluster Profile Overview  Link to recording (20 min)
Sun, Jan 22, 2:05 CST	Packers vs. Falcons --  NCF Championship Game
CONNECTATHON WEEK-->
Mon Jan 23, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. Meeting Room 21 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues.  Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday  1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session.  Monitors start work on test verification.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Punch Bowl Social in The Flats of Downtown Cleveland.
Fri Jan 27 8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
AFTER CONNECTATHON-->
Feb 10	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 5, then send your post-event  per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

 

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Link to gazelle:

http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam 

• Gazelle is the tool we use to manage test execution and verification for the IHE Connectathon.

>> IHE Technical Framework Documentation: 

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation.   IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Volume 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement. 

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. 

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section below before you read the documentation.

 

Monitor Preparation & Training Material:

>> Cluster-specific preparation: 

The Monitor Assignments Spreadsheet contains cluster-specific preparation & training material.  See the Cluster-Proiflies tab. Each cluster contains links to the availlable preparation material for monitors.

>> Other Training Material: 

 

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
New monitors	Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:40
New monitors	Connectathon Terminology:  Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:11
All monitors	Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	0:08
All monitors	Connectathon monitor - process overview   - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A Gazelle walk-through  - How monitors use gazelle during connectathon week to verify tests.  recording | slides	Jan 11, 2017 10am CST
All monitors	Some profile 'clusters' have additional training material prepared by IHE Technical Project Managers.  This content will become available from now into Jan 2017.  Find it on the Cluster-Profiles tab of the monitor assignments google spreadsheet.
**optional**	Some of you may be interested in the training material we compile for vendor participants, but monitors do not need to review it. We collect participants' material on this Training Page.
**optional**	IHE 2016 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific.	multiple presentations available; duration varies

 

Our FAQ for vendor participants 

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

 

Contact Us: 

• Jeremiah Myers (jmyers@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
• Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
• Monitor Email List -  We use this google group to communicate with monitors:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!members/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors

  Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon.  Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

• Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
• Training on gazelle configuration entry
• IP Addresses
• Connectivity Testing

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

 

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test.  Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'.  This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname. This will be the full qualified domain name.  You will also incldue your static IP address.

The gazelle proxy:  The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font.  There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...).  These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Philip DePalo (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

IHE Services has provided this guide to assist with the online process for setting up your congifurations:

• Online Configuration Guide

The information below is geared towards a Face to Face Connectathon:

• Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
• Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
• Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
• Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

 IP Addresses

1. You must follow the guide above to edit and enter your own IP and domain name.
2. You will then download the hosts file to whitelist other participants in your firewall.
3. You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://gazelle.iheusa.org)
   -- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
   -- Lower left: Download hosts file

Connectivity Testing

You may use this IHE Services guide to perform connectivity testing: Connectivity Testing

 

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• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Network information
• Gazelle Test Management
• Slack User Guide
• Test Execution Guide
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XD*, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Mar 1, 2021	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Mar 1, 2021	10:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Mar 2, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Mar 3, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Mar 4, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 4
Fri, Mar 5, 2021	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

Daily 'need to know' announcements

Follow Slack #connectathon-announcements channel for all event related notes.

Network Info

• Online Configuration Guide
• more network info: https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2021-application-and-network-info

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle Test Management: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Slack User Guide

Please review the following user guide for information on how to work within the slack workspace.  You must be a registered participant to join the slack workspace.  You can register here: Participant Registration

Slack User Guide

Test Execution Guide

Please reivew the following test execution guide. This will be the method used to have your tests monitored and completed.

Test Execution Guide

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil -

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• If I do not know, I will find someone who does.
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• e.g. "I need to reset my password"
• Monitor support

Steve Moore -

• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer -  On Slack: IHE.Lynn.Felhofer

• ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Paul Sherman & Michael Kirwan -

• DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in DEV"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing.  First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

• Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing (red/green/blue assignments):  click here
• Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners click here
• Schedule for XC* testing on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first): click here

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Support	On Slack: #tool-gazelle-test-management
Used for	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy	Ready for NA2021?   Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/proxy IP address:  147.135.50.8
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-proxy
Used for	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation.  Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-security-suite
User for	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	On Slack: # gazelle-evs-client
Used for	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-patient-manager
Used for	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ*, PIX* are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-order-manager
Used for	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools	Ready for NA2021?  YES!
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/pcdtool/
Support	On Slack: #tool-pcd-tool
Used for	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA     Ready for NA2021?
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	On Slack:
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Configuration
Support	On Slack:
Used for	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Support	On Slack:
Used for	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit	Ready for NA2021?   Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools >> During Connectathon week:  >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	On Slack: # tool-xds-toolkit
Used for	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS.  Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools	Ready for NA2021?   Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging
Support	On Slack: #tool-xds-imaging
Used for	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)	Ready for NA2021?  Yes
Configuration	GUI front end: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/ FHIR base URL: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/baseR4
Support	On Slack:  # fhir-readwrite-server
Used for	(1) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems.  -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '*_Resource_Check* for several profiles. (2) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors.  Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	https://hapifhir.io/
FHIR Toolkit (aka "Asbestos")	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org:9743
Support	On Slack: # tool-fhir-toolkit
Used for	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Release notes Connectathon FAQ Recorded training (from 2020, but still applicable, and a chance to see Bill again :-) )
Provider Organization	NIST
MITRE Inferno	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/inferno
Support	On Slack: # tool-mitre-inferno
Used for	FHIR Testing, there are no Connectathon specific tests
Documentation
Provider Organization	MITRE
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	Note:  this is updated for NA2021 GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/dcm4chee-arc/ui2 login/password: user/user  IP addr / port: 147.135.232.187  /  11112 AET: CENTRAL_ARCHIVE QIDO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	On Slack:   # tool-dicom-central-archive
Used for	A commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Index to IHE TEST TOOLS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools:  https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information