[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; HIT Policy Committee's Certification/Adoption Workgroup 
Meeting; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming subcommittee meeting of a 
Federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to 
the public.

    Name of Committee: HIT Policy Committee's Certification/Adoption 
Workgroup.
    General Function of the Committee: to provide recommendations to 
the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development 
and adoption of a nationwide health information technology 
infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of 
health information as is consistent with the Federal Health IT 
Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in 
which standards, implementation specifications, and certification 
criteria are needed. The Certification/Adoption Workgroup is charged 
with making recommendations to the HIT Policy Committee on issues 
related to the adoption of certified electronic health records, that 
support meaningful use, including issues related to certification, 
health information extension centers and workforce training.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on July 14, 2009, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time, and July 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 10 
a.m./Eastern Time.
    Location: The Park Hyatt Washington Hotel, 24th and M Streets, 
NW., Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202-789-1234. The 
meeting will be available via Web cast; visit http://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on how to listen via telephone or 
Web.
    Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National 
Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-205-
4528, Fax: 202-690-6079, e-mail: [email protected]. Please call 
the contact person for up-to-date information on this meeting. A 
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that 
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot 
always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice.
    Agenda: The committee will be hearing testimony from stakeholder 
groups, such as purchasers, vendors, and users, on the certification 
process. ONC intends to make background material available to the 
public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If 
ONC is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior 
to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location 
of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will 
be posted on ONC's Web site after the meeting, at http://healthit.hhs.gov. The meeting will be available via webcast; visit 
http://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on how to listen via 
telephone or Web.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
July 6, 2009. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and 10 and 10:15 
a.m. on Wednesday. Time allotted for each presentation may be 
limited. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater 
than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public 
hearing session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting 
until close of business on that day.
    Persons attending Committee meetings are advised that the agency 
is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.
    ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will 
make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities 
or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in 
advance of the meeting.
    ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory 
committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures on public conduct during advisory 
committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).

    Dated: June 26, 2009.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-15547 Filed 6-30-09; 8:45 am]
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