[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54396-54397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18170]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 tenth and 
final 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

[[Page 54397]]

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.
    Date: October 25, 2005.
    Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: Healthcare Information Technology Standards.
    Place: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216, Constitution Avenue, 
Washington, DC 20510.
    Contact Person: Ms. Dana Haza, Director, Commission on Systemic 
Interoperability, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of 
Health, Building 38, Room 2N21, Bethesda, MD 20894, 301-594-7520, 
[email protected].
    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.

    Dated: September 2, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-18170 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M