[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32639-32640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13366]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


HIT Standards Committee and HIT Policy Committee; Call for 
Nominations

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

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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Summary: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology (ONC) is seeking nominations to the Health Information 
Technology Standards Committee (HITSC) and Health Information 
Technology Policy Committee (HITPC).
    Name of Committees: HIT Standards Committee and HIT Policy 
Committee.
    General Function of the Committees: The HITSC is charged to provide 
recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, 
implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the 
electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of 
adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT 
Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the HIT 
Policy Committee.
    The HITPC is charged 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.

DATES: Date and Time: Nominations must be received by Monday, June 11, 
2012.
    Contact Person: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the National 
Coordinator, HHS, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, phone: 202-
205-8089, email: [email protected].
    Background: The HIT Standards Committee was established under the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment

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Act 2009 (ARRA)(Pub. L. 111-5), section 13101, new Section 3003. 
Members of the HIT Standards Committee are appointed by the Secretary, 
HHS and shall at least reflect providers, ancillary healthcare workers, 
consumers, purchasers, health plans, technology vendors, researchers, 
relevant Federal agencies, and individuals with technical expertise on 
health care quality, privacy and security, and on the electronic 
exchange and use of health information. Nominees of the HITSC should 
have experience promoting the meaningful use of health information 
technology and be knowledgeable in areas such as: small innovative 
health care providers, providers participating in payment reform 
initiatives, accountable care organizations, pharmacists, behavioral 
health professionals, home health care, purchaser or employer 
representatives, patient safety, health information technology 
security, big data, consumer e-health, personal health records, and 
mobile health applications.
    The HIT Policy Committee was established under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111-5), section 
13101, new Section 3002. Members of the HIT Policy Committee are 
appointed in the following manner: 3 members appointed by the 
Secretary, HHS; 4 members appointed by Congress; 13 members appointed 
by the Comptroller General of the United States; and other federal 
members appointed by the President. Nominations are being accepted for 
one of the three members appointed by the Secretary of HHS. Nominees of 
the HITPC should have experience promoting the meaningful use of health 
information technology and be knowledgeable in privacy and security 
issues related to health information.
    Members will be selected in order to achieve a balanced 
representation of viewpoints, areas of experience, subject matter 
expertise, and representation of the health care system. Terms will be 
three (3) years from the appointment date to either the HITSC or HITPC. 
Members on both Committees serve without pay. However, members will be 
provided per diem and travel costs for performance of Committee 
services.
    Current HITSC and HITPC members whose terms are expiring are 
allowed to reapply for a second consecutive term.
    For more information on the HIT Policy and Standards Committees 
please visit the Web site, http://healthit.hhs.gov/FACA.
    Submitting Nominations: Nominations should be typed and all 
required documents must be compiled and submitted in one complete 
nomination package. A nomination package must include: a letter clearly 
stating which committee the nominee is applying to and the nominee's 
area of expertise, a short bio, a current CV including contact 
information and memberships with professional organizations/advisory 
committees, and relevant letters of support.
    Nominations should be emailed to [email protected]. Paper 
nomination packages must be postmarked no later than June 11, 2012 and 
addressed to MacKenzie Robertson, FACA Program Lead, Office of the 
National Coordinator, 335 E Street SW., Suite 310, Washington, DC 
20024.

    Dated: May 24, 2012.
MacKenzie Robertson,
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-13366 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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