New releases of the PS-CA, CA:FeX and CA Core+ specifications are now available

Good afternoon,
In this email, you will find information about:

1. how to access the new releases of the PS-CA and CA:FeX specifications, the ballot timelines, and how to participate in the ballot process; and
2. new CA Core+ specification and how to participate in the community review, ballot process and/or provide input into future releases.

We are pleased to announce that the PS-CA v1.1.0 DFT-Ballot, CA:FeX DFT-Ballot, CA Core v0.1.0 DFT-Ballot specifications are now available for review. All collaborators are invited to review and submit comments on the specifications. Please visit the corresponding release pages for access to the specifications and details on how to provide feedback.

• PS-CA v1.1.0 DFT-Ballot release page
• CA:FeX v2.0.0 DFT-Ballot release page
• CA-Core+ v0.1.0 DFT-Ballot release page

Ballot Timelines

• Ballot review period: Dec 15, 2023 – Feb 14, 2024
• Ballot submission period (i.e., feedback on the specifications): Jan 15 – Feb 14, 2024

Balloting Processes
We recently hosted an education session about balloting processes. If you would like to learn more about the balloting processes, the presentation deck and recorded webinar are available here:
Presentation Deck
Webinar Recording

Community Review Sessions of CA Core+ Content
Over the next 9 weeks the CA FHIR Baseline Community will be hosting a review of the CA Core+ profiles through the CA Baseline Calls.

We kicked off our initial review of the approach to our community review process and received a framing presentation of the IGuide and the development process. A recording is available for the portion of the call that covered the approach and guide content:

(A full video of the call with other CA Baseline housekeeping items can be found on our youtube channel here )

Please refer to the schedule below if you are interested in joining the CA FHIR Baseline in their community review process for the CA Core+ content.
December 15th - Approach for Community Review & Framing the interpretation of pCHDCF content
January 5th : Call Details – Framing Recap & Start Review of 1st Profile
January 12th Call Details – Return to 1st Profile, Collect Feedback
January 19th Call Details – 2nd Profile, Collect Feedback
January 26th Call Details – 3rd Profile, Collect Feedback
Feb 2nd Call Details – 4th Profile, Collect Feedback
Feb 9th Call Details – Buffer, Finalize Feedback

If you have general comments or questions about Interoperability or on the specifications, please feel free to post in this thread. We will have our subject matter experts available to answer. This is also a great way to spark conversations with other stakeholders about how they are addressing specific topics.

Sheridan, on behalf of the Interoperability Team