[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48644-48645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4151]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; Notice of Public Meeting

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold a public meeting to share information 
on establishing an American Health Information Community Successor.

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SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, the Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology will lead a technical assistance 
public meeting to share information and answer detailed questions about 
plans to design and establish a successor to the American Health 
Information community, including information on the Notice of Funding 
Availability.
    The AHIC is a federally chartered advisory committee that provides 
input and recommendations to the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) on how to make health records digital and interoperable, 
and how to assure that the privacy and security of those records are 
protected. (Please visit http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/background/ for more information on the AHIC.) The AHIC charter 
specifies that the AHIC will develop and advance recommendations to the 
Secretary on a private-sector health information community initiative 
that will succeed the AHIC. The AHIC successor will bring together 
public and private, not-for-profit and for-profit entities that 
represent all sectors of the health community. This new public-private 
partnership will develop a unified approach to realize an effective, 
secure, interoperable nationwide health information system that 
improves the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care in the U.S. 
For the purposes of facilitating the establishment of the AHIC 
successor and convening a planning board, HHS will award a Cooperative 
Agreement that allows for substantial involvement by the Federal 
government. Once a new legal entity is established and after certain 
conditions are met, HHS will support that entity through additional 
funding that will enable initial operations and transition of specific 
AHIC responsibilities by late Fall 2008.

DATES: September 5, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EDT); registration 
opens at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 705A.
    A link to the Web cast of the public meeting will be available on 
the AHIC transition Web site at: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/background/AHICsuccessor.html.
    Instructions will be available on the day of the meeting about how 
to submit questions or comments via phone or e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/

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community/background/AHICsuccessor.html.

    Dated: August 20, 2007.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 07-4151 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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