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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Standards Committee Advisory
Meeting; Notice of Meeting
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AGENCY: Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
This notice announces a forthcoming
meeting of a public advisory committee
of the Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology
(ONC). The meeting will be open to the
public.
Name of Committee: HIT Standards
Committee.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide recommendations to the
National Coordinator on standards,
implementation specifications, and
certification criteria for the electronic
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exchange and use of health information
for purposes of adoption, consistent
with the implementation of the Federal
Health IT Strategic Plan, and in
accordance with policies developed by
the HIT Policy Committee.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on November 19, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
Location: The Holiday Inn-Capitol,
550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20008. The hotel telephone number is
202–479–4000.
Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office
of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, email: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call
the contact person for up-to-date
information on this meeting. A notice in
the Federal Register about last minute
modifications that impact a previously
announced advisory committee meeting
cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice.
Agenda: The Committee will discuss
a report from its Implementation
Workgroup. In addition, to inform the
Committee they will hear testimony
from stakeholder groups on security
standards. ONC intends to make
background material available to the
public no later than two (2) business
days prior to the meeting. If ONC is
unable to post the background material
on its Web site prior to the meeting, it
will be made publicly available at the
location of the advisory committee
meeting, and the background material
will be posted on ONC’s Web site after
the meeting, at https://healthit.hhs.gov.
Procedure: Interested persons may
present data, information, or views,
orally or in writing, on issues pending
before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before November 16, 2009.
Oral comments from the public will be
scheduled between approximately 4:30
and 5 p.m. Time allotted for each
presentation will be limited. If the
number of speakers requesting to
comment is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public hearing session,
ONC will take written comments after
the meeting until close of business.
Persons attending ONC’s advisory
committee meetings are advised that the
agency is not responsible for providing
access to electrical outlets.
ONC welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
meetings. Seating is limited at the
location, and ONC will make every
effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If
you require special accommodations
due to a disability, please contact Judy
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Sparrow at least seven (7) days in
advance of the meeting.
ONC is committed to the orderly
conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at
https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures
on public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: October 30, 2009.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Committee
Meeting.
Time and Date:
November 19, 2009 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
November 20, 2009 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Place: National Center for Health Statistics,
3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782,
Telephone: 301 458–4200.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At this meeting the Committee
will hear presentations and hold discussions
on several health data policy topics. On the
morning of the first day, the Committee will
hear updates from the Department, the HHS
Data Council, and the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services. A discussion of the
Meaningful Measures letter action item led
by the Quality Subcommittee will also take
place. There will also be a briefing on the
Department’s work on comparative
effectiveness research under the Recovery
Act. In the afternoon, a discussion is
scheduled regarding enhancing health
information capacity in the 21st century.
On the morning of the second day, an
action item is scheduled on the Meaningful
Measures letter. Updates are planned from
the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and a
review of a draft of the biannual report to
Congress on the implementation of the
Administrative Simplification Provisions of
HIPAA. Also scheduled are an update from
NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors and a
status report regarding the NVCHS 60th
Anniversary Symposium.
The times shown above are for the full
Committee meeting. Subcommittee breakout
sessions can be scheduled for late in the
afternoon of the first day and second day and
in the morning prior to the full Committee
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology; HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to the public.
Name of Committee: HIT Standards Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to
the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications,
and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of
health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the
implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in
accordance with policies developed by the HIT Policy Committee.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on November 19, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
Location: The Holiday Inn-Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20008. The hotel telephone number is 202-479-4000.
Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator,
HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-205-4528, Fax: 202-
690-6079, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person
for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal
Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice.
Agenda: The Committee will discuss a report from its Implementation
Workgroup. In addition, to inform the Committee they will hear
testimony from stakeholder groups on security standards. ONC intends to
make background material available to the public no later than two (2)
business days prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the
background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be
made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee
meeting, and the background material will be posted on ONC's Web site
after the meeting, at https://healthit.hhs.gov.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
November 16, 2009. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 4:30 and 5 p.m. Time allotted for each
presentation will be limited. If the number of speakers requesting to
comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will take written comments
after the meeting until close of business.
Persons attending ONC's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every
effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special
needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the
meeting.
ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: October 30, 2009.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology.
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