[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3936-3937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1494]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the second 
meeting of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability.
    The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to 
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in 
advance of the meeting.
    The mission of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability is to 
submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to 
Congress on a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and 
implementation of health care information technology standards that 
includes a timeline and prioritization for such adoption and 
implementation. In developing that strategy, the Commission will 
consider: (1) The costs and benefits of the standards, both financial 
impact and quality improvement; (2) the current demand on industry 
resources to implement the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 and other electronic standards, including 
HIPAA standards; and (3) the most cost-effective and efficient means 
for industry to implement the standards.

    Name of Committee: Commission on Systemic Interoperability 
(Teleconference).
    Date: February 9, 2005.
    Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Healthcare Information Technology Standards.
    Place: National Library of Medicine, NIH, Conference Room B, 
Building 38, 2nd Floor, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894.
    Contact Person: Ms. Jane Griffith, Deputy Director, National 
Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Building 38, 
Room 2E17, Bethesda, MD 20894, (301) 496-6661.
    Any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice. The comments should include the name, address, 
telephone number and, when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person.
    In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance into the building by non-government 
employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a 
photo I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the 
building.

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    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to scheduling conflicts.

    Dated: January 21, 2005.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-1494 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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