Professional Profile Data Interchange

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Professional Profile Data Interchange

• Mike Zarski
• Bryan Pawlak

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American Osteopathic Association

• Primary Source for Osteopathic Physician (DO)
  credentials
• Med School Graduation
• Post-graduate training
• AOA and ABMS Board certifications

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Osteopathic Physician Profile Timeline

• 1999-Osteopathic Physician Profile Report Online
• 2007 Medbiquitous Standard and PDF
• 2008-Profile Updates and XML

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DOProfiles.org

• 50,000 profile reports generated
• 92 processed online

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Professional Profile StandardAdds Value

• Data may be accessed through a variety of
  applications
• Data may be accessed in real time
• Eliminates need for large data exchanges
• Data may be integrated as end users require
• Simplifies integration

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Original Architecture
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DO Profile Professional Profile PDF

• Profile is ordered via DOProfiles.org
• PDF report is exported from the database and
  available for download

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Current Architecture
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XML Sample

• lt?xml version"1.0"?gt
• ltMembergt
• ltNamegt
• ltFormattedNamegtJohn Smith, DOlt/FormattedNamegt
• ltPersonalInfogt
• ltBirthdategt1927-1-14 000000.0lt/Birthdategt
• ltContactnumbergt
• ltTelephoneNumbergtlt/TelephoneNumbergt
• lt/Contactnumbergt
• lt/PersonalInfogt
• ltFormerNamegt
• ltGivenNamegtJohn lt/GivenNamegt
• ltMiddleNamegtJ.lt/MiddleNamegt
• ltLastNamegtSmithlt/LastNamegt
• lt/FormerNamegt
• lt/Namegt
• ltMembershipInfogt

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DO Profile Professional Profile XML

• Profile is still ordered via DOProfiles.org
• Raw XML file is created when profile is order is
  complete
• PDF is created from raw XML
• XML is available for download

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Web Service Architecture
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DO Profile Professional Profile Future
Architecture

• Profile can be ordered via DOProfiles.org
• Profiles available in PDF / XML via
  DOProfiles.org
• Physician Lookup via Web Service
• Profile order processed via Web Service
• XML is delivered via Web Service

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DO Profile Professional Profile Future
Enhancements

• Bulk Ordering Web Service
• Integrate with ABMS Direct Connect Web Service
• Emergency System for AdvanceRegistration of
  Volunteer HealthProfessionals (ESAR-VHP)

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DO Profile Professional Profile Lessons Learned

• Identify Key Stakeholders early on
• Technology is not usually the greatest hurdle,
  its people

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Contact Information

• Mike Zarski
• Director of Information Technology
• mzarski_at_osteopathic.org
• Bryan Pawlak
• Director of Development, IT
• E-mail bpawlak_at_osteopathic.org