Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup Meeting, 51482-51483 [E8-20332]

Download as PDF 51482 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 3, 2008 / Notices 2. How can government use its role as a payer (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid) to facilitate the development and use of quality information more broadly? 3. What are the costs and benefits of a single entity developing the quality measures, collecting and analyzing the data, and reporting the results? What are the costs and benefits of governmental involvement in these activities? 4. How should federal, state, and private sector efforts to measure and report on health care quality be harmonized so that purchasers obtain the benefits of cost and quality information? By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–20399 Filed 9–2–08: 8:45 am] Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup Meeting Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 25th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ healthrecords/. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup Meeting Announcement of meeting. September 5, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. [Eastern] DATES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. ADDRESSES: The Workgroup will continue its discussion on how health information technology can provide the data needed for the development of quality measures that are useful to patients and others in the health care industry, automate the measurement and reporting of a comprehensive current and future set of quality measures, and accelerate the use of clinical decision support that can improve performance on those quality measures. The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ quality/quality_instruct.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: The Workgroup will continue its discussion on ways to achieve widespread adoption of certified EHRs, minimizing gaps in adoption among providers. The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ healthrecords/ehr_instruct.html. Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ quality/. September 10, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. [Eastern] 22:59 Sep 02, 2008 ACTION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 BILLING CODE 4150–45–P SUMMARY: This notice announces the 20th meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACTION: BILLING CODE 6750–01–S ACTION: Dated: August 13, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20328 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] Dated: August 16, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20330 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup Meeting Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 26th meeting of the American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) DATES: September 8, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ chroniccare/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workgroup will discuss progress made to date and future steps regarding secure messaging and remote care as it relates to the transition to the new AHIC. The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ chroniccare/cc_instruct.html. Dated: August 11, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20331 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup Meeting ACTION: Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 22nd meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) DATES: September 11, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [Eastern Time]. E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 3, 2008 / Notices Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ confidentiality/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workgroup Members will continue discussing and evaluating the confidentiality, privacy, and security protections and requirements for participants in electronic health information exchange environments. The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ cps_instruct.html. ADDRESSES: Dated: August 5, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20332 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup Meeting sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 29th meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.). DATES: September 16, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. [Eastern]. ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ consumer/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workgroup will continue its discussion on how to encourage the widespread adoption of a personal health record that is easy-to-use, portable, longitudinal, affordable, and consumercentered. VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:59 Sep 02, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated: August 5, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20333 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Population Health and Clinical Care Connections Workgroup Meeting ACTION: BILLING CODE 4150–45–P ACTION: The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ consumer/ce_instruct.html. Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 30th meeting of the American Health Information Community Population Health and Clinical Care Connections Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) September 17, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. [Eastern Time]. DATES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building. ADDRESSES: https:// www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/population/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The Workgroup will continue its discussion on how to facilitate the flow of reliable health information among population health and clinical care systems necessary to protect and improve the public’s health. The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/ healthit/ahic/population/ pop_instruct.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: August 5, 2008. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E8–20334 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51483 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Toxicology Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Announces the Availability of the NTP– CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). ACTION: Availability of the NTP–CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In December 2005, the CERHR announced its intention to conduct an evaluation of the potential for bisphenol A to cause adverse effects on reproduction and development in humans (Federal Register: December 21, 2005: Vol. 70, No. 244, page 75827). The final results of this evaluation are now available in the NTP–CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A that includes the (1) NTP Brief on Bisphenol A and (2) CERHR Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Bisphenol A. The NTP Brief provides the public, as well as government health, regulatory, and research agencies, with the NTP’s conclusions regarding the potential for bisphenol A to adversely affect human reproductive health or children’s development. The NTP Brief is based on information about bisphenol A provided in the expert panel report, public comments, comments from peer reviewers of the draft NTP Brief, and additional scientific information available since the expert panel meeting. DATES: The NTP–CERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A will be available on September 3, 2008. ADDRESSES: The NTP–CERHR Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Bisphenol A is now available electronically on the CERHR Web site (https://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov see ‘‘Now Available’’) or on CD or in printed text from the CERHR by contacting Dr. Michael D. Shelby, CERHR Director, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MC EC–32, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (mail), 919–316–4511 (fax), or shelby@niehs.nih.gov (e-mail). Courier address: CERHR, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Room 103, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Additional information related to the evaluation of bisphenol A, including the peer review report for the NTP Brief and all public comments received during the course of the evaluation, are available on the CERHR Web site (see Bisphenol E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51482-51483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; American Health Information Community Confidentiality, 
Privacy, & Security Workgroup Meeting

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 22nd meeting of the American Health 
Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 
U.S.C., App.)

DATES: September 11, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [Eastern Time].

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ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20201), Conference Room 1114. Please use the C Street entrance closest 
to 3rd Street and bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/
confidentiality/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workgroup Members will continue 
discussing and evaluating the confidentiality, privacy, and security 
protections and requirements for participants in electronic health 
information exchange environments.
    The meeting will be available via Web cast. For additional 
information, go to: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/cps_
instruct.html.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-20332 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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