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Subject: RE: [emergency] HAVE Conformance vs. Documentation vs. Released Schemas


Lee,
 
OK - lets spell this out in technical terms of schema - ignore I ever mentioned NIEM.
 
Here's what you do.  In OASIS EDXL there is the HospitalResourcesStatus.
 
Critically it is missing all the mission elements needed below for Haiti relief purposes.
 
So what you do is create an extension schema - put in all those new components that you need urgently - then extend the definition of HospitalResourcesStatus to include those as additional choices.
 
Import the extension schema into the OASIS EDXL XSD - and now you have what you need working - and you disseminate the extension schema for those systems that need to process the extended elements.
 
You submit your extension schema to the TC as suggestion for inclusion in next release of EDXL.
 
As a TC it is therefore beneficial to instruct people - here's how to extend our schema in a recommended way to meet emergency needs.  Please provide that as feedback to us when you do.

Thanks, DW
 
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [emergency] HAVE Conformance vs. Documentation vs.
Released Schemas
From: ltincher@evotecinc.com
Date: Mon, March 15, 2010 1:19 pm
To: "David RR Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info>
Cc: "Lee Tincher" <ltincher@evotecinc.com>, "'Lewis Leinenweber'"
<lleinenweber@evotecinc.com>, "'Dwarkanath,Sukumar - INTL'"
<sukumar_dwarkanath@sra.com>, dmcgarry@mitre.org,
emergency@lists.oasis-open.org

David,

Once again I am in a position to completely disagree with your statements.
The Keyword concept not only matches nicely with the NIEM NDR – it also
completely supports the use of NIEM Code Lists – IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE
THEM…..

EDXL is a series of INTERNATIONAL Standards. Federation with NIEM is nice
and I heavily support that every day for both FEMA and DHS – but
Federation is NOT compliance. For more on this I once again would point
you to http://www.grandpaham.com for some interesting perspective on this.

The ideas of things like adapters and code lists (especially through the
use of keywords) support the federation of NIEM if you choose to use NIEM.
We are not in the position (or the desire) to re-make EDXL into NIEM –
that does not support our International views.

We (I am speaking of my little company) utilize NIEM through the concepts
provided to consume EDXL through adapters and code lists. I would like to
promote the idea of using NIEM’s data dictionary for future development
simply because it helps us get closer to common terms between our varying
standards – but that is a discussion for a much broader group that
includes our international members…

Thanks,
Lee



> Lee, keyword concept
> That is definitely not NIEM compliant nor is it good for long term
> interoperability. Better is an extensible payload area with type of
> ##any - or even better using the NIEM extension mechanism to provide an
> extension schema for these new pieces. Those can then be simply
> incorporated in the next standard schema. HAVE EDXL is a half-way house
> at the moment - some parts are following NIEM - others not so much.
> Obviously its a balancing act - but I would suggest where NIEM has good
> mechanisms for implementing these needs - that those techniques should be
> considered first. This also allows just to provide guidelines to
> developers - that then can then use when they encounter these situations.
> Thanks, DW -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [emergency] HAVE Conformance vs. Documentation vs.
> Released Schemas
> From: "Lee Tincher"
> Date: Mon, March 15, 2010 9:34 am
> To: "'Dwarkanath, Sukumar - INTL'" ,
> ,
> Cc: "'Lewis Leinenweber'"
>
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> #wmQuoteWrapper div.Section1 {page:Section1;} Sukumar, That’s
> exactly what we did (with an interspersing of tags as well)…The
> problem is in the definition of the Value Name vs. the Value – we
> just used an “=” sign – but that means coders have more work to
> do outside of XML Parsers. The keyword concept used in CAP, DE, RM
> and SitReps would have been much easier to deal with…maybe a
> consideration for the next release? I have attached the DRAFT that we
> have been using – it is only a Draft so please do not pass this
> around outside of OASIS….it includes a sample XML at the end…
> Thanks,
> Lee The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think,
> than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to
> think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.
> ~Bill Beattie From: Dwarkanath, Sukumar - INTL
> [mailto:Sukumar_Dwarkanath@sra.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:51 AM
> To: ltincher@evotecinc.com; dmcgarry@mitre.org;
> emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [emergency] HAVE Conformance vs. Documentation vs. Released
> Schemas Lee,
>
> This is good feedback and will be helpful - I am sure you have already
> looked at it, but ResourcesInformationText was added as a flexible
> alternative and can be used for most of the items in the short term.
>
> Thanks
> Sukumar
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Tincher
> To: 'McGarry, Donald P.' ; Dwarkanath, Sukumar - INTL;
> emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
> Sent: Sun Mar 14 17:22:17 2010
> Subject: RE: [emergency] HAVE Conformance vs. Documentation vs. Released
> Schemas
>
> Slightly off topic – but I think relevant to this discussion…I would
> like to see some placements of the “keyword” concept into HAVE to
> better handle extension of existing lists and ability of new Managed
> Lists. Below is a bulleted list of items we found necessary to support
> the Haiti Relief efforts…another problem is that in a disaster we are
> primarily dealing with “Health Facilities” and not just Hospitals
> (e.g. Clinics, Damaged/Partially operating facilities, Tent or MASH style
> units, converted elderly care facilities….)
>
>
>
> In addition specific desires for information not included in the HAVE
> specification was determined. These included:
>
>
>
> · Information Blood Products
>
> · Information on Ancillary Services
>
> · Information on Laboratory Services
>
> · Information on Pharmacy Services
>
> · Status and capacity information on Rehab Services
>
> · Accessibility by Road
>
> · 24/7 Emergency Room capabilities
>
> · Adult Ventilator capabilities and availability
>
> · Pediatric Ventilator capabilities and availability
>
> · General Medicine capabilities
>
> · Is there adequate Nursing staff?
>
> · Number of available skilled Nurses
>
> · Are there adequate Medical Providers (available physicians and
> mid-level)?
>
> · Number of available Medical Providers
>
> · Are there adequate Surgical Teams?
>
> · Number of available Surgical Teams
>
> · Structural Damage?
>
> · Water Shortage?
>
> · Power Shortage?
>
> · Comments on demographic information
>
> · Previously reported demographics information is confirmed?
>
> · Internet Access Available?
>
> · Email Available?
>
> · Phone Service Available?
>
>
>
> In addition further restrictions apply to the following HAVE elements:
>
>
>
> · HospitalStatus/Hospital/Organization/Addresses this is free
> text, but to specify the the "Seccion Communal" use "Seccion= [Name of
> Seccion Communal]"
>
> ·
> HospitalStatus/Hospital/Organization/OrganizationInformation/Addresses/AdministrativeArea/SubAdministrativeArea
> Use "Commune= [Commune Name]"
>
> ·
> HospitalStatus/Hospital/Organization/OrganizationInformation/Addresses/AdministrativeArea/SubAdministrativeArea
> Use "Arrondissement= [Arrondissement Name]"
>
> ·
> HospitalStatus/Hospital/Organization/OrganizationInformation/Addresses/AdministrativeArea/NameElement
> "[Department Name]"
>
> ·
> HospitalStatus/Hospital/Organization/OrganizationGeoLocation/gml:point/gml:pos
> restricted to 4 decimal places
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what
> to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for
> ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. ~Bill
> Beattie
>
>
>
>




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