Invitation: MedTech-IQ member, Neal Neuberger...Technology Showcase, Russell Senate Office Building, Rm #325, 24 September 2009

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Dear Colleague:

I want to personally invite you to attend the annual Capitol Hill “Health Information Technology Showcase” next Thursday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, in Room 325 (The Kennedy Caucus Room) of the Russell Senate Office Building. There will be more than 35 tabletop displays by government, academia, and industry.

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, there is no cost to attend.

At noon we will hear from leading Members of Congress including: Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); and Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI); Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA); Tim Murphy (R-PA) and David Wu (D-OR).

Immediately following Member remarks, DHHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Garth Graham, M.D will be on hand to discuss the Health Information Technology for Underserved Populations (HIT-UP) initiative - a major priority of the Obama Administration.

Then, lead agency officials - including Vish Sankaran, Program Director, Federal Health Architecture, Office of The National Coordinator for HIT - will present the NHIN CONNECT effort focused on:

- Wounded Warrior: The Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and Social Security Administration will demonstrate the ability to share a soldier's health record throughout the continuity of care as well as during the disability determination process.

- Biosurveillance: The CDC, state health organizations and other private entities will demonstrate ways mandated public health case reporting can be enhanced using NHIN-enabled health information exchange, yielding opportunities to blaze new trails regarding knowledge of infectious and chronic diseases as well as injuries, ultimately yielding an ability to reduce morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.

- Long Term Disability Determination: The Social Security Administration and MedVirginia will demonstrate how access to electronic health records can dramatically speed the process of collecting the evidence required to make disability determinations.

- Cancer Research: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will demonstrate how information can be exchanged using a caBIG(r) caGrid service and CONNECT to link research and care delivery ultimately advancing research and supporting healthcare decisions.

Again, there is no cost to attend and a box lunch will be provided. We only ask that you register in advance using the “Register Now” button in the link below so that we may plan accordingly.

We hope to see you there !

Neal

Neal Neuberger, CISSP
Executive Director - Institute for e-Health Policy
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BRIEFING ANNOUNCEMENT
Health Care Information Technology Showcase and NHIN Presentation

When: Thursday, September 24th, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Where: Room 325 Russell Senate Office Building, Delaware and Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20510

Cost: Complimentary for registered attendees

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Please join us for our annual Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” Health Care Information Technology Showcase and NHIN Presentation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, September 24th, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm., Room 325 Russell Senate Office Building, First Street and Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20510. The event is open to the public and will be widely attended.

Visit more than 30 tabletop displays by government, industry and academia; and, interact with lead Members of Congress and key Federal Agency officials. The program will feature a noon-time presentation by top policy makers and a live demonstration of the Nationwide Health Information Network.

Once again this year the HIT Technology Showcase will be integrated into the activities of “National HIT Week” September 21st – 25th. The Thursday, September 24th program will also be webcast live courtesy of NextGenWeb and Internet2.

Invited members include continuing Honorary Steering Committee Co-chairs: Senators Kent Conrad (D-N.D); Mike Crapo (R-ID); John Thune (R-S.D.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rick Boucher (D-VA); Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN); Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA); and Rep. David Wu (D-OR). The Steering Committee is also pleased once again to be coordinating many activities with the “House 21st Century Health Care Caucus”, Co-Chaired by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.).

The draft Technology Showcase schedule of events for September 24th is:

10:00 a.m. – HIT Technology Showcase Opens to the Public
12:00 p.m. – Lunch remarks by Members of Congress & Federal Agency Leaders
(Box Lunches Available)
12:30 p.m. – Demonstration of NHIN / Federal Health Architecture
1:00 p.m. – Tabletop Displays Resumes
2:30 p.m. – Showcase Closes

The session is part of a 2009 series of educational programs on behalf of the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics.”

The Steering Committee has convened more than 130 widely attended educational sessions and healthcare technology demonstrations since 1993 for Members of Congress, congressional staff, key federal agency officials, industry professionals and the general public.

In May of last year, the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Foundation launched the Washington-based “Institute for e-Health Policy” to provide educational and research opportunities for public and private sector stakeholders impacted by e-health policy decisions. The Institute is continuing operation and management of the Capitol Hill HIT briefing series.

Special Thanks to Our Early 2009 Sponsors
· Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
· Alaska Federal Healthcare Access Network (AFHAN)
· American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
· American Hospital Association (AHA)
· American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
· American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
· Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
· Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)
· AT&T, Inc.
· Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
· Cisco Systems, Inc.
· College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
· Commonwealth Fund
· Continua Health Alliance
· eHealth Initiative (eHI)
· Harris Corporation
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
· Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS)
· INRange Systems, Inc.
· Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA)
· Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA)
· Internet2 Coalition
· National Library of Medicine (NLM)
· New York Presbyterian Hospitals
· Northrop Grumman
· Perot Systems
· RCHN Community Health Foundation
· RTI International
· Rural Health IT Corporation
· Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
· TriZetto
· Verizon Foundation

Honorary Steering Committee
Co-chairs are:

Senators
Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Representatives
Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA)
David Wu (D-OR)

The Steering Committee coordinates many activities with the U.S. House of Representatives’ 21st Century Health Care Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and is supported by more than 20 major organizations in the healthcare and health information technology (HIT) communities, including trade associations, government agencies, universities and corporations.

Special thanks to NextGenWeb and Internet2 for recording and archiving webcasts of today’s program on their sites. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the Institute's web site.