[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27084]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


HIT Policy and Standards Committees; Workgroup Application 
Database

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

ACTION: Notice of New ONC HIT FACA Workgroup Application Database.

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    The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has launched a new 
Health Information Technology Federal Advisory Committee Workgroup 
Application Database.
    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.
    Contact Person: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the National 
Coordinator, HHS, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-205-8089, 
Fax: 202-260-1276, email: [email protected].
    Background: As part of ongoing efforts to recruit highly qualified 
workgroup members, ONC has developed an online database system to allow 
anyone with an interest in contributing and expertise in the numerous 
aspects of HIT to submit their information for future consideration for 
HIT FACA workgroup membership. Whenever a new workgroup is formed, or 
as current workgroups experience turnover, ONC will turn to this 
resource first to fill out each group's membership.
    How to Apply: If you wish to be considered for future workgroups, 
please register on ONC's Workgroup Application Database, http://onc-faca.altaruminstitute.net/apply. Thank you for your interest in the HIT 
Policy and HIT Standards Committees. For more information on the 
Committees and workgroups, please visit the ONC FACA Web site, 
www.healthit.gov/faca.

    Dated: October 10, 2012.
MacKenzie Robertson,
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-27084 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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