PS-CA v1.0.0 and CA:FeX v1.0.0 for Trial Implementation

Good afternoon,

We are pleased to announce the release of the pan-Canadian Patient Summary Interoperability Specifications ( PS-CA v1.0.0 TI ) and the pan-Canadian FHIR Exchange Interoperability Specifications ( CA:FeX v1.0.0 TI ) for Trial Implementation. These specifications have been approved by the Executive Table members to be adopted and used by jurisdictions and vendors for Trial Implementation.

When the Trial Implementation maturity-level designation is assigned, a specification is deemed ready for trial implementation in production systems for limited scale projects to meet a health care interoperability need. It has been cycled through public open review periods with jurisdictions and industry partners with all feedback dispositioned, changes incorporated and where appropriate, backlog items identified for a future release. A TI designated specification has been tested and validated, at a Projectathon, where implementers collaborate to test their solutions using methodologies and tools that accelerate interoperability and verify that the specification is deemed ready for trial implementation. Trial Implementation is one step closer in the evolution of a Final specification, when it is deemed ready for certification.

In support of these Trial Implementation releases, we have also released a new draft version of the Reference Architecture ( RA v0.1.1 DFT ).

Vendors that have solutions in the space where patient summaries are deemed useful are encouraged to look at the specification packages and consider them for adoption.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all those who have participated in the review cycles, webinars/discussions and in the 2022 Projectathon that have allowed us to reach this milestone! We look forward to our continued collaboration.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Thank you,
Allana