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HIT Policy Committee 3/17: Meeting Summary

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | Posted by: Judy Sparrow | Category: FACA, HIT Policy Committee

On March 17^th, the HIT Policy Committee held a meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Blumenthal opened the meeting with a few words about the criticality of the work to come: “Every issue on the agenda today is fascinating and complex and important….You continue to be the foundation for a lot of the inspiration and direction of the Office of the National Coordinator and federal HIT policy.” (more…)

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HIT Standards Committee Implementation Workgroup 3/8: Hearing Summary

Monday, March 15th, 2010 | Posted by: Judy Sparrow | Category: FACA, HIT Standards Committee, Vocabulary Task Force

On March 8^th, the HIT Standards Committee Implementation Workgroup held a hearing in Washington, DC, on strategies, opportunities, and challenges to the implementation of EHRs. Aneesh Chopra, the Chair of the Implementation Workgroup and the White House Chief Technology Officer, opened the session by setting the goals of the meeting – listening to success stories from panelists in the public and private sectors that could spur meaningful use of EHRs. (more…)

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