[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 62505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24991]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

ACTION: Meeting announcement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting date for the 25th meeting of 
the American Health Information Community in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The 
American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and 
recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability 
framework for health information technology (IT).
    Meeting Date: November 12, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. 
(Eastern)

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201), Room 800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will include updates on the 
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, the Certification 
Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, and hospital health 
information technology adoption rates. Final reports on the Electronic 
Health Records, Chronic Care, Consumer Empowerment, Quality, and 
Personalized Healthcare Workgroups will also be presented. Finally, an 
update on the AHIC Successor organization will be heard.
    For further information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html.
    A Web cast of the Community meeting will be available on the NIH 
Web site at: http://www.videocast.nih.gov/.
    If you have special needs for the meeting, please contact (202) 
690-7151.

    Dated: October 15, 2008.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-24991 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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