NA Connectathon 2021 Week Resources

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

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

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
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
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
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