What is an OpenHIE Leadership Ambassador?
An OpenHIE Leadership Ambassador is a subject matter expert that ensures questions around OpenHIE offerings are properly responded to;
eHealth Strategy Development - Derek Treatman, Jonathan Payne, Joseph Dal Molin
Examine existing paper-based workflows to identify areas where OpenHIE could help optimize current practices
Develop short term tactical approaches to operationalize an overarching eHealth strategy
Develop implementation and costing plans consistent with tactical approaches
Discern role of enterprise architecture within auspices of eHealth strategy
Project Planning and Change Management - Annah Ngauro
Co-develop data sharing agreement templates between data producers and consumers
Co-develop privacy and confidentiality documents
Gather, curate and provide examples of relevant data exchange and sharing policies and policy framework
Document and educate broader community within country on planned architectural vision, and implications for ongoing work
Mentorship and training for local and regional HIE architects, software developers and system administrators
Establishing Data Standards and Specifications - Derek Ritz, Bob Jolliffe, Caroline Macumber
Determining Functional Requirements - Niamh Darcy
HIE Component Configuration and Analysis - Ryan Crichton, Richard Stanley
Share OpenHIE architectural models with stakeholders within country
Educate and provide peer mentorship to various key technical members within country around standards and interoperability concepts
Develop iterative technical architectures that take into account / leverage existing technologies within a country
Gather, curate and provide examples of other country architectural models
Development of documentation and training materials and related knowledge management services for operationalizing OpenHIE and its components
OpenHIE Community Engagement - Carl Fourie, Joseph Dal Molin
Facilitation of Connect-a-thon and Hack-a-thon activities
Serve as a connection hub for different country and regional health enterprise architects to facilitate peer learning, mentorship, and exchange of success stories and lessons learned
Review Governance Processes and Stakeholder Expectations - Paul Biondich, Niamh Darcy, Dykki Settle
Facilitate early engagements of newly formed governance structures, as a neutral third party
Identifying and learning from the key stakeholders within a data sharing enterprise
Provide various examples of governance models that have been implemented in other countries
Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of various governance models for a given environment
Onboarding Development or Implementation Partners - Dykki Settle, Carl Leitner, Maguette Thioro NDONG, Carl Fourie
- Provide direct technical assistance in either a direct or supportive capacity to local stakeholders
Key topics that come up frequently include: Hosting (cloud, local ISP, MOH data centers), deployment, interoperability/integration, SOPs, SOA approach, Requirements gathering, sharing experiences from other implementations, how to keep a registry current
OpenHIE in Action (use cases) - Carl Fourie, Vikas Diwedi
Who can be an OpenHIE Leadership Ambassador?
Any member of an organization belonging to the OpenHIE Leadership community that has been selected or requests an ambassador role.
Overview of Tasks
- They ensure that requests for support on their topic are responded to within 72 hours
- They help develop and maintain the descriptive text for their corresponding topic
- They help ensure that there’s simple material online (links, documents) for individuals to self serve support if relevant
Resources