Iteration 4 Feature List

This is a summary of the features in scope for Iteration 4. NOTE: the individual feature documents are the source of truth if there is any discrepancy, this list is a copy.

There is a set of example question / answer pairs below

Feature 04-01: Ask a Question of the Network

In order to ask the question "What is the prevalence in the network of elderly patients with renal failure who are also on digoxin >125 mcg/day?" Question Manager should be able to Code the question in javascript queries to include

• Numerator: All active patients age >64,
  with digoxin as a current medication and the dose is >125 mcg / day total daily dose,
  and has a Creatinine >150 umol/L measured in the last year.
• Denominator: All active patients age >64
  with a Creatinine >150 umol/L measured in the last year.

and submit the question to all network End Points.

Feature 04-02: Manage Hub Relation

In order to ensure that a Practice is only engaged in approved hubs A Practice, through their Practice Question Manager should be able to Create a relationship with a given hub, which will then allow that hub to query and get responses from that practice's end point.

Feature 04-03: Answer Question

In order to create an answer an authorized question (from the hub) The End Point should be able to Compile an answer for the clinic based on data replicated from the EMR.

Feature 04-04: Submit an Answer

In order to submit an Answer to a question form a clinic (EMR instance) The End Point should be able to Connect to the questioning Hub and submit the completed answers.

Feature 04-05: Collect Answer

In order to answer a question across the network,
The Hub should be able to
Receive an answer (of some kind) from each End Point it submitted a question to.

Feature 04-06: Aggregate Answers

In order to complete the question answering The Questioning Hub should be able to Aggregate set of completed answers as they arrive back to the Hub, ensuring that all responses are collected (answers, rejections, errors, non-responders) and tracking the ones that have not yet returned.

Feature 04-07: Interpret Answer

In order to complete the question answering The Question Manager should be able to Review the aggregated answer and sufficient meta data to describe quality of response to make a meaningful interpretation of the answer.