It has been a relaxing week, but I am still interested in opportunities for me. I have had a handful of phone calls. I hear that my name is mentioned positively in many conversations, that I am not involved in. LinkedIn tells me that my announcement has been seen 11,000 times, my blog article only 104. So, you can understand that I am getting really dramatically mixed messages.What I'm looking forI have put together a Resume, and doing that did solidify my interests in Standards development (FHIR)Profile development (Implementation Guides)Use of Profiles and Standards (Apps and Infrastructure that use standards)I don't like doing the administrative things that a consultant needs to do, like finding new work, billing, following up on billing. I did this a few times over the last few years, and it is outright drudgery. I also don't want to move into a corporate position, like a director of blah, or senior so-and-so. Learning a new corporate process is not inviting, I did that three times already.I know that I am close to retirement, I can feel the beach sand beneath my feet. Thus, I understand that whatever I do needs to make this transparently clear. And I recognize that might limit my opportunities. I am okay with that.Ongoing ContributionsI will continue my work in HL7 and SHIFT:SHIFT on their work to make Consent more implemented. I have been providing subject matter expertise in FHIR Consent and the IHE Privacy Consent on FHIR (PCF) implementation guide. Right now, the team is working on implementing, so I don't have much to contribute. I would like to be involved in code reviews. I am also providing expertise in the discussion with various stakeholders and implementers. HL7 on their work with FAST Consent, which is taking an administrative step beyond IHE-PCF to define policies and management steps for instances of Consent. This work can only be done in a regional context where regional policies can limit the variability. So, context is critical here. Having reviewed many regional policies and applied them to the development of FHIR Consent, I have a pragmatic and realistic perspective to provide.HL7 on AI Transparency IG, which is using features we built into FHIR for tagging data that was contributed by AI and providing details of that AI actions in Provenance. I have applied these concepts to IHE profiles and Data Trust Alliance, and other side projects. The power of Provenance is best shown with use-case analysis and examples. I will continue with these, even if only Pro Bono. I certainly hope that I have other opportunities that I could contribute to. I think I still have plenty of energy and expertise to be applied to Healthcare Interoperability Standards development and promulgation.
