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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Emergency Care Coordination Center
(ECCC)
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AGENCY: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
ACTION: Notice.
Executive Summary
The Emergency Care Coordination
Center (ECCC) is a new strategic entity
that is located within the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response (ASPR) at the Department
of Health and Human Services, in
fulfillment of Homeland Security
Presidential Directive #21 and in
response to the following 2006 Institute
of Medicine Reports: Emergency Care
for Children, Hospital-Based Emergency
Care and Emergency Medical Services:
At the Crossroads. HHS recognizes that
the successful delivery of daily
emergency care is a necessary
foundation for our nation’s emergency
preparedness efforts. Public health and
medical disaster readiness continue to
be priorities for the U.S. government
(USG). Improving the resiliency,
efficiency, effectiveness, and capacity of
daily hospital emergency medical care
delivery will strengthen the nation’s
state of readiness for public health
emergencies and disasters.
The primary mission of the ECCC is
to support the USG’s coordination of inhospital emergency medical care
activities and to promote programs and
resources that improve the delivery of
our nation’s daily emergency medical
care and emergency behavioral health
care. This will be accomplished through
various mechanisms, including the
promotion of both clinical and systemsbased emergency medical care research,
dissemination of lessons learned–
including those from the care of our
men and women wounded in combat–
and, finally, the development of
partnerships throughout the USG and
the emergency care stakeholder
community to promote the translation of
validated, evidence-based research into
daily clinical practice. The ECCC will
actively reach out to private sector
stakeholders and Federal collaborators
across the USG in order to encourage
the coordination of emergency medical
care efforts throughout existing and
future Federal initiatives.
The ECCC, through multi-level
Federal collaboration, will create the
Council on Emergency Medical Care
(CEMC), a coalition comprised of
subject-matter experts with
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representation from organizations across
the USG. The CEMC will serve as both
a strategic and operational element of
the ECCC, providing policy level
guidance and facilitating agency
involvement. This entity will contribute
to the development and advancement of
ECCC priorities and will inform the
development of joint strategies and
cohesive policies across the USG to
collaborate and coordinate ongoing
efforts to improve the nation’s
emergency medical care.
The ECCC will work in coordination
with the Federal Interagency Committee
for Emergency Medical Services
(FICEMS). Whereas FICEMS was
established to ensure coordination
among the Federal agencies involved
with state, local, tribal, or regional
emergency medical services and 9–1–1
systems, and specifically focuses on
issues relating to pre-hospital care, the
ECCC is established to address issues
relating to in-hospital emergency
department care. Together, the ECCC
and FICEMS will contribute to an
Emergency Care Enterprise (ECE) that
will coordinate efforts of the USG
throughout the broad spectrum of
emergency medical care.
For further information, contact the
Emergency Care Coordination Center at
ECCC@hhs.gov, or visit the Web site at:
https://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/eccc/
Dated: April 16, 2009.
W. Craig Vanderwagen,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology
ACTION: Notification of the
Establishment of the HIT Policy
Committee.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
establishment of the HIT Policy
Committee. The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
5), section 13101, directs the
establishment of the HIT Policy
Committee. The HIT Policy Committee
(also referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) is
charged with recommending to the
National Coordinator a policy
framework for the development and
adoption of a nationwide health
information technology infrastructure
that permits the electronic exchange and
use of health information as is
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consistent with the Federal Health IT
Strategic Plan and that includes
recommendations on the areas in which
standards, implementation
specifications, and certification criteria
are needed. The HIT Policy Committee
is also charged with recommending to
the National Coordinator an order of
priority for the development,
harmonization, and recognition of such
standards, specifications, and
certification criteria.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Sparrow, Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, e-mail
judy.sparrow@hhs.gov or 202–205–
4528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Committee and its staff are
governed by the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended
(5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
federal advisory committees.
The Committee shall determine a
schedule of meetings following an
election of a Chairperson and a Vice
Chairperson from among its members.
II. Criteria for Members
The Committee shall be comprised of
the following, including a Chair and
Vice Chair, and represent a balance
among various sectors of the health care
system so that no single sector unduly
influences the recommendations of the
Committee. Committee members shall
be appointed in the following manner:
• 3 members shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, 1 of whom shall be appointed
to represent the Department of Health
and Human Services and 1 of whom
shall be a public health official;
• 1 member shall be appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate;
• 1 member shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate;
• 1 member shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
• 1 member shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
• Such other members as shall be
appointed by the President as
representatives of other relevant Federal
agencies;
• 13 members shall be appointed by
the Comptroller General of the United
States of whomÆ 3 members shall be advocates for
patients or consumers;
Æ 2 members shall represent health
care providers, one of which shall be a
physician;
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC)
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
ACTION: Notice.
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Executive Summary
The Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC) is a new strategic
entity that is located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the Department of Health and Human
Services, in fulfillment of Homeland Security Presidential Directive
21 and in response to the following 2006 Institute of Medicine
Reports: Emergency Care for Children, Hospital-Based Emergency Care and
Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads. HHS recognizes that the
successful delivery of daily emergency care is a necessary foundation
for our nation's emergency preparedness efforts. Public health and
medical disaster readiness continue to be priorities for the U.S.
government (USG). Improving the resiliency, efficiency, effectiveness,
and capacity of daily hospital emergency medical care delivery will
strengthen the nation's state of readiness for public health
emergencies and disasters.
The primary mission of the ECCC is to support the USG's
coordination of in-hospital emergency medical care activities and to
promote programs and resources that improve the delivery of our
nation's daily emergency medical care and emergency behavioral health
care. This will be accomplished through various mechanisms, including
the promotion of both clinical and systems-based emergency medical care
research, dissemination of lessons learned-including those from the
care of our men and women wounded in combat-and, finally, the
development of partnerships throughout the USG and the emergency care
stakeholder community to promote the translation of validated,
evidence-based research into daily clinical practice. The ECCC will
actively reach out to private sector stakeholders and Federal
collaborators across the USG in order to encourage the coordination of
emergency medical care efforts throughout existing and future Federal
initiatives.
The ECCC, through multi-level Federal collaboration, will create
the Council on Emergency Medical Care (CEMC), a coalition comprised of
subject-matter experts with representation from organizations across
the USG. The CEMC will serve as both a strategic and operational
element of the ECCC, providing policy level guidance and facilitating
agency involvement. This entity will contribute to the development and
advancement of ECCC priorities and will inform the development of joint
strategies and cohesive policies across the USG to collaborate and
coordinate ongoing efforts to improve the nation's emergency medical
care.
The ECCC will work in coordination with the Federal Interagency
Committee for Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). Whereas FICEMS was
established to ensure coordination among the Federal agencies involved
with state, local, tribal, or regional emergency medical services and
9-1-1 systems, and specifically focuses on issues relating to pre-
hospital care, the ECCC is established to address issues relating to
in-hospital emergency department care. Together, the ECCC and FICEMS
will contribute to an Emergency Care Enterprise (ECE) that will
coordinate efforts of the USG throughout the broad spectrum of
emergency medical care.
For further information, contact the Emergency Care Coordination
Center at ECCC@hhs.gov, or visit the Web site at: https://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/eccc/
Dated: April 16, 2009.
W. Craig Vanderwagen,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. E9-9719 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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