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