Getting started with the Product Registry !
- Introduction
- Structure and Content of an IHE Integration Statement
- Format of an IHE Integration Statement
- How to create an account and start with the IHE Product Registry
- How to create a system with an Integration Statement and reference it for a user search
- How to search an Integration Statement into the IHE Product Registry
- How to report an issue for the IHE Product Registry
- Ask for a new tutorial movie ?
- References
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions about the IHE Product Registry
Introduction
What is IHE Product Registry? IHE Product Registry is a way to register and search products supporting IHE Profiles with published IHE Integration Statements.
IHE Integration Statements are documents prepared and published by vendors to describe the conformance of their products with the IHE Technical Framework. They identify the specific IHE capabilities a given product supports in terms of IHE actors and integration profiles.
Users familiar with these concepts can use Integration Statements to determine what level of integration a vendor asserts a product supports with complementary systems and what clinical and operational benefits such integration might provide.
IHE provides a process for vendors to test their implementations of IHE profiles. The IHE testing process starts with testing against IHE test Tools and culminates in a multi-party interactive testing event called the Connect-a-thon. The process is not intended to independently evaluate, or ensure, product compliance, but to offer a practical and effective assessment of interoperability.
Structure and Content of an IHE Integration Statement
An IHE Integration Statement for a product shall include :
- The Vendor Name.
- The Product Name (as used in the commercial context) to which the IHE Integration Statement applies.
- The Product Version to which the IHE Integration Statement applies.
- A publication date and optionally a revision designation for the IHE Integration Statement.
- The following statement : This product implements all transactions required in the IHE Technical Framework to support the IHE Integration and Content Profiles, Actors and Options listed below.
- A list of IHE Integration and Content Profiles supported by the product and, for each profile, a list of IHE Actors supported. For each profile/actor combination, one or more of the options defined in the IHE Technical Framework may also be stated. Profiles, Actors and Options shall use the names defined by the IHE Technical Framework Volume I. (Note: The vendor may also elect to indicate the version number of the Technical Framework referenced for each Integration Profile.)
The statement shall also include references and/or internet links to the following information:
Specific internet address (or universal resource locator [URL]) where the vendor's Integration Statements are posted
- URL where the vendor's standards conformance statements (e.g., HL7, DICOM, etc.) relevant to the IHE transactions implemented by the product are posted.
- URL of the IHE Initiative's web page for general IHE information. http://www.ihe.net.
An IHE Integration Statement is not intended to promote or advertise aspects of a product not directly related to its implementation of IHE capabilities.
Format of an IHE Integration Statement
Integration Statement accessible on the IHE Product Registry site follow the format defined by the IHE Technical Framework. Vendors may add a cover page and any necessary additional information in accordance with their product documentation policies. Vendor can use the form provided by this web site for editing their integration statement.
How to create an account and start with the Product Registry ?
| A tutorial movie shows you how to create an account and start with the Product Registry |
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How to create a system with an Integration Statement and reference it for a user search ?
| A tutorial movie shows you how to create a system with an Integration Statement and reference it for a user search |
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How to search an Integration Statement into the IHE Product Registry ?
| A tutorial movie shows you how to search an Integration Statement into the IHE Product Registry |
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How to report an issue for the IHE Product Registry ?
| A tutorial movie shows you how to report an issue for the IHE Product Registry |
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Ask for a new tutorial movie ?
Please write an email to Jean-Renan Chatel and Eric Poiseau and describe your needs.
References
- Technical Framework with the details concerning IHE Integration Profiles and Actors : http://www.ihe.net/Technical_Framework/index.cfm
- IHE : http://www.ihe.net
- Gazelle : http://gazelle.ihe-europe.net/
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about the IHE Product Registry
please visit our FAQ page