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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Policy Committee’s Workgroup
Meetings; Notice of Meetings
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces forthcoming
subcommittee meetings of a Federal
advisory committee of the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC). The
meetings will be open to the public via
dial-in access only.
Name of Committees: HIT Policy
Committee’s Workgroups: Meaningful
Use, Privacy & Security Tiger Team,
Enrollment, Governance, Adoption/
Certification, PCAST Report, and
Information Exchange workgroups.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide recommendations to the
National Coordinator on 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
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.
Date and Time: The HIT Policy
Committee Workgroups will hold the
following public meetings during
February 2011: February 4th, Privacy &
Security Tiger Team, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./
ET; February 7th, Information Exchange
Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET;
February 9th, Enrollment Workgroup,
12 p.m. to 2 p.m./ET; February 14th,
Privacy & Security Tiger Team, 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m./ET; February 15–16, per
PCAST Report Workgroup (location:
TBD); and February 25th, Privacy &
Security Tiger Team, 10 a.m. to 12 pl.m.
Location: All workgroup meetings
will be available via webcast; for
instructions on how to listen via
telephone or Web visit https://
healthit.hhs.gov. Please check the ONC
Web site for additional information or
revised schedules as it becomes
available.
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 these meetings. A notice
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in the Federal Register about last
minute modifications that affect a
previously announced advisory
committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide
timely notice.
Agenda: The workgroups will be
discussing issues related to their
specific subject matter, e.g., meaningful
use, information exchange, privacy and
security, enrollment, governance, or
adoption/certification. If background
materials are associated with the
workgroup meetings, they will be
posted on ONC’s Web site prior to 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 workgroups. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before two days prior to
the workgroup’s meeting date. Oral
comments from the public will be
scheduled at the conclusion of each
workgroup meeting. Time allotted for
each presentation will be limited to
three minutes. If the number of speakers
requesting to comment is greater than
can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public
session, ONC will take written
comments after the meeting until close
of business on that day.
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: January 14, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Policy Committee Advisory Meeting;
Notice of Meeting
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
AGENCY:
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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 Policy
Committee.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide recommendations to the
National Coordinator on 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
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.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on February 2, 2011, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m./Eastern Time.
Location: The Renaissance
Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel,
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20037. For up-to-date
information, go to the ONC Web site,
https://healthit.hhs.gov.
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 hear
reports from its workgroups, including
the Meaningful Use Workgroup, the
Privacy & Security Tiger Team, the
Information Exchange Workgroup, the
Enrollment Workgroup, and the Quality
Measures Workgroup. 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 January 28, 2011.
Oral comments from the public will be
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scheduled between approximately 2:30
p.m. to 3 p.m. Time allotted for each
presentation is limited to three minutes.
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: January 14, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Standards Committee’s Workgroup
Meetings; Notice of Meetings
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces forthcoming
subcommittee meetings of a Federal
advisory committee of the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC). The
meetings will be open to the public via
dial-in access only.
Name of Committees: HIT Standards
Committee’s Workgroups: Clinical
Operations, Vocabulary Task Force,
Implementation, and Privacy & Security
workgroups.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide recommendations to the
National Coordinator on standards,
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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 HIT Standards
Committee Workgroups will hold the
following public meetings during
February 2011: February 1st Clinical
Operations Workgroup, 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m./ET; and February 23rd Vocabulary
Task Force, 9 to 11 a.m./ET.
Location: All workgroup meetings
will be available via webcast; visit
https://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions
on how to listen via telephone or Web.
Please check the ONC Web site for
additional information as it becomes
available. 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-todate information on these meetings. A
notice in the Federal Register about last
minute modifications that affect a
previously announced advisory
committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide
timely notice.
Agenda: The workgroups will be
discussing issues related to their
specific subject matter, e.g., clinical
operations vocabulary standards,
implementation opportunities and
challenges, and privacy and security
standards activities. If background
materials are associated with the
workgroup meetings, they will be
posted on ONC’s Web site prior to 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 workgroups. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before two days prior to
the workgroups’ meeting date. Oral
comments from the public will be
scheduled at the conclusion of each
workgroup meeting. Time allotted for
each presentation will be limited to
three minutes. If the number of speakers
requesting to comment is greater than
can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public
session, ONC will take written
comments after the meeting until close
of business on that day.
If you require special
accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Judy Sparrow at least
seven (7) days in advance of the
meeting.
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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: January 14, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology; HIT Policy 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 Policy Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to
the National Coordinator on 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 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.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on February 2, 2011, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m./Eastern Time.
Location: The Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143
New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. For up-to-date
information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov.
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 hear reports from its workgroups,
including the Meaningful Use Workgroup, the Privacy & Security Tiger
Team, the Information Exchange Workgroup, the Enrollment Workgroup, and
the Quality Measures Workgroup. 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
January 28, 2011. Oral comments from the public will be
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scheduled between approximately 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Time allotted for
each presentation is limited to three minutes. 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: January 14, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-1412 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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