Initial draft material for discussion to set the working terms of reference of the group.
Mission
The HL7 AU FHIR Working Group's (FWG) mission is to provide technical direction to the HL7 AU Board and the AFCC (Australian FHIR Coordination Committee, when formed) to achieve the vision and objectives of open health standards in Australia. The FWG oversees and coordinates the technical efforts related to the development of HL7 FHIR standards in Australia by AFCP participants.
The FWG reviews and provides oversight to projects during the approval process, and evaluates specifications produced as part of the AFCP to confirm technical soundness.
Charter
The FWG is responsible for overseeing the execution of FHIR standards development within HL7 AU by assuring that the efforts of the Working Group are in line with the strategy set forth by the Board.
The FWG oversees the development of AU-realm specific HL7 FHIR consensus-based standards specifications.
The FWG develops and maintains the processes HL7 AU follows to develop standards. The broad structure is based on HL7 International and the separation of governance, management, and methodology.
The FWG oversees the development of methodologies and work processes to be used by the Working Group in developing HL7 consensus-based standards specifications.
Work Products and Contributions to HL7 AU Processes
The FWG will provide technical governance to AU FHIR projects that intend to ballot products as HL7 AU work products. In the context of these projects, it will provide a place for coordination amongst multiple Working Groups or subcommittees, and for coordination amongst multiple HL7 AU specifications. It will provide coordination through the entire lifecycle of the project, including creation of materiel, balloting, and maintenance after publishing. This will include assuring that ballot comments are distributed to the appropriate Work Groups or subcommittees for resolution.
The FWG will coordinate comment resolution with the various Working Groups or subcommittees involved with the project, it has the capacity to resolve comments that can not be addressed by other Working Groups or subcommittees, e.g. overarching questions about the scope of the project.
The FWG will (and expects any subcommittees to):
- recognise and respect the contributions and ideas of the individuals who make up the Group.
- assure that HL7 AU FHIR standards are developed on a solid architectural foundation that promotes consistency and interoperability.
- evaluate that FHIR specifications are technically sound at the request of the Board and identify and provide recommendations
- assure that HL7 AU work products are produced in a manner consistent with the Australian FHIR Community Process
- maximize sharing and "re-use" of HL7 AU FHIR work products.
- maximize sharing and "re-use" of HL7 International FHIR work products.
- address HL7 AU inter-group conflict within the scope of this Working Group as needed.
Relationships with Other HL7 AU Groups or Accelerators.
None.
The FWG may sponsor a technical subcommittee under the governance of HL7 AU or an Accelerator. Accelerator subcommittees must comply with the governance principles and practices of the FWG and specify any specialisations/localisations.
Formal relationships shall be governed by an SOU or other agreement between HL7 AU and the organisation as approved by the Board.
Decision Making Practices Addendum
Electronic Voting
- Decisions may be resolved electronically.
- Electronic voting may be requested for input on decision topics and for the approval of documents including endorsement of Project Scope Statements (PSS), Notice of Intent to Ballot (NIB), ballot lists, and other documents as determined by the FWG.
- A list of routine decisions may be distributed to the FWG membership with options to vote affirmative, negative, abstain, or refer to conference call. A comment is required for a negative or refer to conference call vote.
- The typical voting period is for at least working 3 days. A co-chair may choose to extend the voting period. Negative or Referred items will be on the agenda for the next FWG meeting.
- Quorum for electronic voting is the same as the quorum for a regular meeting + if the issue being voted on applies to a product that had a dedicated sub-committee, that group should have at least 1 member present.
- If quorum has not been achieved, the vote will be taken in the next FWG meeting.
- If the issue being voted on applies to a product that has a dedicated sub-committee, that group should bring forward the opinion of the Group on the issue.