[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15968]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Service Administration


Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages (ACICBL).
    Dates and Times: September 13, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
September 14, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Executive, Meeting 
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: 301-
468-1100.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The Committee will continue to focus on issues related 
to Health Information Technology/Electronic Medical Records (HIT/
EMR) and its potential impact on Title VII Interdisciplinary, 
Community-Based Training Grant Programs identified under sections 
751-756, Part D of the Public Health Service Act. The Committee may 
invite speakers to highlight various topics related to HIT/EMR 
including, but not limited to benefits and barriers; consumer 
privacy and confidentiality; implications for underserved and 
unserved populations, rural, geriatric and other populations; 
implementation and use of EMRs across various settings, i.e., 
hospitals, inpatient settings and ambulatory care sites (Health 
Centers, Rural Health Clinics); academic settings, i.e., 
interdisciplinary and community-based education and training of 
health professionals; health literacy and patient education; as well 
as the future of HIT/EMR as an interoperable system to enhance 
health care delivery. The meeting will allow committee members the 
opportunity to identify and discuss current efforts involving HIT/
EMR and formulate appropriate recommendations for the Secretary and 
the Congress regarding the use of advanced technology to enhance 
interdisciplinary and community-based training of health professions 
students and practicing health professionals.
    Agenda: The agenda includes an overview of the Committee's 
general business activities, presentations by experts on HIT/EMR 
related topics, and discussion sessions for the development of 
recommendations to be addressed in the Seventh Annual ACICBL Report.
    Agenda items are subject to change as dictated by the priorities 
of the Committee.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requesting information 
regarding the Committee should contact Louis D. Coccodrilli, 
Designated Federal Official for the ACICBL, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn 
Building, Rm 9-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 
(301) 443-6950 or [email protected]. Adriana Guerra, Public 
Health Fellow, can also be contacted with inquiries, (301) 443-6194 
or [email protected].

    Dated: August 7, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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