The IHE Technical Frameworks, available for download below, are a resource for users, developers and implementers of healthcare imaging and information systems. They define specific implementations of established standards to achieve effective systems integration, facilitate appropriate sharing of medical information and support optimal patient care. They are expanded annually, after a period of public review, and maintained regularly by the IHE Technical Committees through the identification and correction of errata.

Submit and Review Comments

All IHE Technical Frameworks are open for public comment on an ongoing basis, using the online discussion forums found at http://forums.rsna.org.

 
Anatomopathology Technical Framework

Revision 1.15
January 25, 2008
Copyright © 2008: IHE International
Draft for Trial Implementation

The IHE Anatomopathology Technical Committee has published the Anatomopathology Technical Framework, rev. 1.15 for trial implementation.  Rev. 1.15 includes the Pathology Workflow integration profile. Comments on the document may be submitted on the forums at http://forums.rsna.org.




 
Cardiology Technical Framework
Revision 2.1
June 8, 2006
Copyright © 2004-2006: ACC/HIMSS/RSNA
Final Text 2007-2008 Supplements for Trial Implementation

The IHE Cardiology Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development based on the following supplements to the IHE Cardiology Technical Framework. These trial implementation profiles will be tested at IHE Connectathons beginning in January 2008:

2007-2008 Supplement for Public Comment

The IHE Cardiology Technical Committee has published one additional supplement to the IHE Technical Framework for public comment. Comments can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org. To be considered for incorporation in the Trial Implementation version of this supplement, comments must be submitted by July 16, 2007.

2007-2008 Whitepaper

Comments on these documents can be submitted to the online discussion forums found at http://forums.rsna.org.

 


 
Eye Care Technical Framework

Rev. 3.1 for Trial Implementation
The IHE Eye Care Technical Committee has published the IHE Eye Care Technical Framework, rev. 3.1 for trial implementation.  Rev. 3.1 includes the following integration profiles: Eye Care Workflow (EYECARE), Charge Posting (CHG), Eye Care Evidence Documents (ECED) and Eye Care Displayable Report (ECDR).  Public comments can be submitted to the online forum at http://forums.rsna.org.




 
IT Infrastructure Technical Framework

2008-2009 Supplements for Public Comment
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee publishes the following supplements to the IT Infrastructure Technical Framework for public comment.

Comments on these profiles may be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org. Comments submitted by July 9, 2008 will be addressed in developing the Trial Implementation versions of these supplements to be published in August 2008.

Revision 4.0
August 22, 2007
Copyright © 2007: ACC/HIMSS/RSNA
Final Text Version

Ten IHE IT Infrastructure Integration Profiles are specified as Final Text in Version 4.0 of the ITI Technical Framework (ITI-TF v. 4.0): Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS), Patient Identifier Cross-Referencing (PIX), Patient Demographics Query (PDQ), Audit trail and Node Authentication (ATNA), Consistent Time (CT), Enterprise User Authentication (EUA), Retrieve Information for Display (RID), Patient Administration Management (PAM), Patient Synchronized Applications (PSA), and Personnel White Pages (PWP).

Change Proposal Incorporated in ITI-TF v. 4.0 Text
The links below provide access to full documentation of Change Proposals incorporated into the text of the ITI-TF:

Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following supplements of the IHE ITI Technical Framework 4.0 for Trial Implementation. Comments and implementer feedback on these supplements can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

2007-2008 Trial Implementation Supplements to ITI-TF v. 4.0

2006-2007 Trial Implementation Supplements to ITI-TF v. 2.0

2005-2006 Trial Implementation Supplements to ITI-TF v. 2.0

IT Infrastructure White Papers
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following white papers for public comment. These white papers facilitate the use of existing IHE ITI profiles or scope the need for future profiles.Comments can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

White Papers Published 2007-2008 (Comments due by Sept. 30, 2008)

White Papers Published 2006-2007


 
Laboratory Technical Framework
Revision 2.1
August 8, 2008
Copyright © 2008: IHE International
Final Text

The IHE Laboratory Technical Committee has published the IHE Laboratory Technical Framework, rev. 2.1 Final Text as input for the 2009 Connectathon cycle. It includes the following Lab Profiles: Laboratory Testing Workflow (LTW), Laboratory Device Automation (LDA), Laboratory Point Of Care Testing (LPOCT), Laboratory Code Set Distribution (LCSD), Laboratory Specimen Barcode Labeling (LBL) and Sharing Laboratory Reports (XD-LAB).

Comments on these documents can be submitted to the online discussion forums athttp://forums.rsna.org.



 
Patient Care Coordination Technical Framework

2008-2009 Supplements for Public Comment
The IHE Patient Care Coordination Technical Committee publishes the following supplements to the PCC Technical Framework for public comment.

Comments on the supplements may be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org. Comments submitted by July 18, 2008 will be addressed in developing the Trial Implementation versions of these supplements to be published in August 2008. 

2006-2007 Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Technical Committee has published rev. 3.0 of the PCC Technical Framework for Trial Implementation.

These documents include the following previously published profiles: Cross-Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries (XDS-MS), Exchange of Personal Health Record Content (XPHR), Basic Patient Privacy Consent (BPPC), Emergency Department Referral (EDR), Exchange of Personal Health Record Content (XPHR) and Pre-procedure History and Physical (PPHP). In addition, this revision includes the following new profiles:

  • Antepartum Care Summary (APS)
  • Emergency Department Encounter Record (EDER)
  • Functional Status Assessment Profile (FSA)
  • Query for Existing Data (QED)

Comments on these documents can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

PCC Technical Framework Rev. 1.0, Final Text
The IHE PCC Technical Committee published the PCC Technical Framework, Rev. 1.0 in August 2006.  The PCC Technical Framework includes the Cross Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries Integration Profile (XDS-MS), including Medical Summary Document Content (MS) specification. Public Comment is invited and can be submitted using the online forum at http://forums.rsna.org. 

Related Document
The Patient Care Coordination Planning and Technical Committees invite comment on the following white paper from the Public Health Data Standards Consortium:

Comments are invited until January 19, 2008 and may be submitted using the online forum at http://forums.rsna.org.



 
Patient Care Devices Technical Framework

Rev. 1.1 for Trial Implementation
The IHE Patient Care Devices Technical Committee has published the IHE Patient Care Devices Technical Framework for trial implementation. Comments and change proposals may be submitted to the IHE Forum at http://forums.rsna.org.

2008-2009 Supplements for Public Comment
 The IHE Patient Care Devices Technical Committee publishes the following supplements to the Patient Care Devices Technical Framework for public comment.

Comments on these profiles may be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org. Comments submitted by July 7, 2008 will be addressed in developing the Trial Implementation versions of these supplements to be published in August 2008. 

2007-2008 Supplements for Trial Implementation
 The IHE Patient Care Devices Technical Committee invites organizations to begin development work based on the following supplements to the Patient Care Devices Technical Framework. These trial implementation profiles will be tested at IHE Connectathons beginning in January 2008.

Comments on these profiles are invited on an ongoing basis and should be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.



 
Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Framework

2008-2009 Supplement for Public Comment
The IHE Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee publishes the following supplement and white paper to the QRPH Technical Framework for public comment:

Comments may be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org. Comments submitted by July 18, 2008 will be addressed in developing the Trial Implementation version of the supplement to be published in August 2008.

The Quality, Research and Public Health Domain endorses the white paper developed by the Public Health Data Standards Consortium.The white paper provides two detailed examples of public health programs (immunization and cancer registries). It also identifies other programs for the development of technical specifications for interoperable systems in the future that manage public health, research, and quality. The white paper serves as a framing document for planning public health activities in IHE.

We invite public health professionals to join our collaborative efforts at IHE between the public health and HIT vendor communities to guide the development of the IHE Integration Profiles for interoperability among and between Electronic Health Record and Public Health Systems. These profiles will facilitate the necessary linkages, standardization and integration of health data between clinical care and public health to create robust overarching health information exchanges.

2007 Supplement for Public Comment
The IHE Quality, Research and Public Health Technical Committee has published the initial profile below for public comment:

Comments on this profile can be submitted to the online forum at http://forums.rsna.org.


 
Radiation Oncology Technical Framework

Revision 1.6
August 18, 2007
Copyright © 2007: ASTRO, AAPM, RSNA, HIMSS
Draft for Trial Implementation

The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee has published this draft Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. The document defines the RT Objects Integration Profile.  Comments may be submitted to the discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.


Supplements for Public Comment
The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee has published the following supplements of the IHE-RO Technical Framework v. 2.0 for Trial Implementation. Comments and implementer feedback on these supplements can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.


 
Radiology Technical Framework

Revision 8.0
August 30, 2007
Copyright © 1998–2007: HIMSS/RSNA
Final Text Version

These documents provide specification of the following profiles:
  • Radiology Scheduled Workflow (SWF)
  • Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR)
  • Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI)
  • Presentation of Grouped Procedures (PGP)
  • Access to Radiology Information (ARI)
  • Key Image Note (KIN)
  • Simple Image and Numeric Report (SINR)
  • Charge Posting (CHG)
  • Post-processing Workflow (PWF)
  • Reporting Workflow (RWF)
  • Evidence Documents (ED)
  • Portable Data for Imaging (PDI)
  • Nuclear Medicine Image
  • Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I)
  • Mammography Image
  • Import Reconciliation Workflow (IRWF)
Supplements for Trial Implementation
The IHE Radiology Technical Committee has published the following supplements to the IHE Radiology Technical Framework for Trial Implementation. The profiles defined in these supplements will be tested during the 2008-2009 Connectathon testing process. Comments on these supplements can be submitted to the online discussion forums at http://forums.rsna.org.

White Paper for Public Comment
 The IHE Radiology Technical Committee has published the following white paper for public comment. Comments may be submitted at http://forums.rsna.org.