[COAS-List] CORBAMed Demo in Sun Booth

["Jon Farmer" <jfarmer@caredatasystems.com>]

Prologue:  Can anyone create a list server for this effort?  Host conference calls?

Sun's tentative position on what they can provide for a CORBAMed (or CORBAMed participants) demo:

• one Pedestal and adjacent signage space (they will allow us to contribute sign content)
• one Ultra-10 (2 CPU) or Ultra 60
• Solaris (I have asked for specific version number) plus Netscape navigator latest version
• Windows clients will not be supported from Sun Booth Pedestals but they have not ruled out hitting Sun-closet servers from your own booths
• IP connectivity to other booths (to be confirmed as free)
• Possible connectivity to the outside world (to be confirmed)
• Possible closet space for servers (vendors - who needs space? and can you supply a notebook rather than a tower? this may impact how many servers we can put in there)

Sun wants me to write them an email stating our requirements as clearly as possible so they can confirm it all.

I have heard interest from participants as follows (everyone correct me ASAP if I have anything wrong):

 

For PIDS:

• Note - cleints must run under Solaris.  Dave F has suggested we request JVM 1.1 and JIT (Just in time compiler) on the Ultra 10 or else request the Ultra 60.
• Sorry I messed up a previous statement about versions (I think it was the coffee not enough or too much),  the PIDS demo should use the adopted spec.
• Care Data provide a simple pids client (supporting selectable server) and our CDR client that uses PIDS for searches and registers and accesses our repository for clinical data.
• Care Data provide implementation of all interfaces but Sequential Access.  We hope to place our server box in the Sun closet, if Sun doesn't mind us servicing occasional interactive PIDS requests from other booths such as HL7 and Philips.   When and if we confirm connectivity to the Internet, we could put somethings "out there" enabling us to test things before february, but to use the Internet at the show makes us vulnerable to outages and slowdowns.  Your thoughts?
• CareFlow/Net would like to supply their transcriptions client that would hit a selectable PIDS with a get_profile operation to retrieve traits and fill out the demographics on the transcription entry screen
• LANL provide multi-server or selectable server PIDS client
• Protocol?
• CORBAMed CD contributors - I am not assuming anything about your participation here - please contact me directly

Other Specs:

• Care Data would like to demonstrate its CORBA-enabled Integration Engine (Integration Channel) to turn:
• the inbound HL7 registrations into find_or_registers for PIDS servers (let us know soon)
• the inbound HL7 lab results into CIAS calls for simple numeric lab results, with a quick hit to Lexical LQS operation to convert a name or a code.
• Care Data server will be NT 4 running Visibroker for Java 3.3
• Lexical Technologies has expresed an interest in implementing one or two LQS operations for the preceding lab result scenario.  The code conversions would be manifest from our IC monitor and our CDR browser.  Anybody else want to play in an LQS scenario?

Sorry if I missed anyone - correct me ASAP.  Please feel free to contact me by email for common communications or voice when something is urgent.  This project is one of my several top priorities right now :).   I will convey our requirements/requests to Sun by 5pm EST Wednesday 12/16 based on whatever feedback I have received from you all by then.

 

These plans are predicated on confirmation of connectivity from Sun and HL7;  So far I think we'll have both, and I think it will be free.  If during the show the link has any problems, Care Data has a battery (actually we're building it now) of XML registrations and lab results that we can feed ourselves locally as a batch, as long as we get server space in the Sun closet.

 

We must all understand that this will come together to the extent that participants are prepared to

• spend the effort to prepare your components and resolve tech issues in a timely fashion
• particiapte in any offsite staging (possibly in Naperville) and onsite setup (Sat or Sun 2/20-21), and some conference calls.
• share joint costs such as Solaris machine shipping and conference calls and other incidentials that are hard to predict

Because of the late start, we must all reserve the right to scale back ambitions if risks make it necessary.  I think I have to reserve the right to refuse any request that introduces new complexity into the mix at this point, or even to punt on any existing tentative plans above that head south do to tech problems or late efforts.  If such issues arise I will make them as democratic as possible subject to realistic expediency constraints.

 

Sun can send the client machine to one of us in January in order to pre-stage as much of the capabilities as possible before sending it to Orlando.  Care Data is willing to take this repsonsibility unless someone else wants it.  If Care Data or CareFlow does it, then we could work together in Naperville the first week in Feb when we are both there for HL7 staging.  We might also offer to host staging in Ann Arbor.

 

Jon