reporting of RCPA SPRC reports. A summary report for this trial implementation is available; see Section 10.1 Appendix F. – 3.5.4 Collate stakeholder feedback and gain RCPA Steering Pre-Draft final The pathology information model and terminology Board of Directors approval of the standard. committee, WG1 report reference sets for the Colorectal and Prostate (Radical prostatectomy) cancer were officially endorsed by the RCPA Board of Directors as policy documents on 24 January 2017. This approval followed an internal and public review period. The Agency has recommended further improvements to the publication of the multi-layered and complex pathology information models and terminology reference sets which will assist pathology providers with the implementation of RCPA SPRC protocols; this new work will form part of the future proposal. 3.6 Maintain a Steering Committee and Working Steering Ongoing until 30 Key stakeholders (DoH, the Agency, RACGP, PAC, AACB, committee Groups, ensuring representation by key Nov 2016 HL7 Australia and RCPA Advisory Committees) stakeholder groups. participated in standardising of the pathology requesting and reporting terminology. Representatives from these stakeholder groups are also members of the PITUS 15-16 Steering Committee and/or associated working groups. For more details see section 5.3 Steering Committee details. 3.7 Work with HL7 Australia to develop and WG1 01-Dec-16 On 9 April 2017 the Chairs of HL7 Australia O&O working finalise a HL7 Implementation Guide to allow group submitted the first version of the to the HL7 for safe communication of atomic reporting Australia Board for their approval prior to publication. This
reporting of RCPA SPRC reports. A summary report for this trial implementation is available; see Section 10.1 – Appendix F. 3.5.4 Collate stakeholder feedback and gain RCPA Board of Directors approval of the standard. Steering committee, WG1 Pre-Draft final report The pathology information model and terminology reference sets for the Colorectal and Prostate (Radical prostatectomy) cancer were officially endorsed by the RCPA Board of Directors as policy documents on 24 January 2017. This approval followed an internal and public review period. The Agency has recommended further improvements to the publication of the multi-layered and complex pathology information models and terminology reference sets which will assist pathology providers with the implementation of RCPA SPRC protocols; this new work will form part of the future proposal. 3.6 Maintain a Steering Committee and Working Groups, ensuring representation by key stakeholder groups. Steering committee Ongoing until 30 Nov 2016 Key stakeholders (DoH, the Agency, RACGP, PAC, AACB, HL7 Australia and RCPA Advisory Committees) participated in standardising of the pathology requesting and reporting terminology. Representatives from these stakeholder groups are also members of the PITUS 15-16 Steering Committee and/or associated working groups. For more details see section 5.3 Steering Committee details. 3.7 Work with HL7 Australia to develop and finalise a HL7 Implementation Guide to allow for safe communication of atomic reporting WG1 01-Dec-16 On 9 April 2017 the Chairs of HL7 Australia O&O working group submitted the first version of the to the HL7 Australia Board for their approval prior to publication. This