HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting, 28881 [2012-11776]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 16, 2012 / Notices HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting Robertson at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. Dated: May 7, 2012. MacKenzie Robertson, FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. [FR Doc. 2012–11776 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am] 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 May 30, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m./ Eastern Time. Location: This is a virtual meeting. For upto-date call-in information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov. Contact Person: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202– 205–8089, Fax: 202–260–1276, email: mackenzie.robertson@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 and updates from ONC and other Federal agencies. ONC intends to make background material available to the public prior to the meeting on its Web site, at https://healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. 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 two days prior to the Committee’s meeting date. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled in the agenda. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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 May 30, 2012, from 
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m./Eastern Time.
    Location: This is a virtual meeting. For up-to-date call-in 
information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov.
    Contact Person: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the National 
Coordinator, HHS, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-205-
8089, Fax: 202-260-1276, email: mackenzie.robertson@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 and 
updates from ONC and other Federal agencies. ONC intends to make 
background material available to the public prior to the meeting on 
its Web site, at https://healthit.hhs.gov.
    Procedure: ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its 
advisory committee meetings. 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 two days prior to the Committee's meeting date. 
Oral comments from the public will be scheduled in the agenda. 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 public comment period, 
ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of 
business on that day.
    ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings. If you require special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact MacKenzie Robertson at least seven (7) 
days in advance of the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).

    Dated: May 7, 2012.
MacKenzie Robertson,
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-11776 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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