HP Services, in conjunction with PDSG, managed all
technical aspects of the pilot. PDSG designed and
developed the Medical Event Information Exchange
Package Documentation (IEPD), which provided
detailed specifications for the exchange of medical
event information between the DPHHS repository
and the hospital systems (e.g., data model, mapping
templates, additional documentation, etc.) The IEPD,
which defines how data is normalized in CDX, is an
integral part of the CDX implementation methodology
and is an essential service that PDSG provides along
with the CDX software. It helps make the whole
solution easy to use and reuse by all data-sharing
partners for fast, affordable scaling of the HIE.
HP Services did the mappings based on the PDSG
IEPD, helped set up the data center, provided training,
and much more. “It was very valuable to have the
expertise and capabilities of HP Services and PDSG in
implementing this project,” commented Rogers. “They
were amazing to work with.”