[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56535-56536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8295]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment 
Workgroup Meeting

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the tenth meeting of the American Health 
Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., 
App.).

DATES: October 12, 2006, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20201), Conference Room 4090 (please bring photo ID for entry to a 
Federal building).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ce_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workgroup members will be participating 
in a facilitated process intended to envision and describe a work in 
which personal health records have been widely adopted over a period of 
10 years. This shared vision will be used to inform the future work of 
the Workgroup.
    In addition, the Workgroup is soliciting written testimony on the 
following questions:
    (1) What are the current business models for personal health 
records? How are personal health records being paid for and by whom?

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    (2) What are the market segments for the personal health records 
marketplace and what are the characteristics of the consumers and 
vendors for each segment?
    The meeting will be available via Web cast at http://www.eventcenterlive.com/cfmx/ec/login/login1.cfm?BID=67.

Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 06-8295 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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