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Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics

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Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics

Time: September 10, 2008 at 12pm
Location: House & Senate Office Buildings
Street: Capitol Hill
City/Town: Washington, D.C.
Website or Map: http://nealn@hlthtech.com
Phone: (703) 790-4933
Event Type: Seminar, Series
Organized By: Neal Neuberger, Health Tech Strategies, LLC
Latest Activity: Jul 23, 2008

Event Description

Since 1993, the premier monthly meeting of U.S. legislative policy makers & staff on the subjects of eHealth. Honorary Leadership - Sen Kent Conrad • Sen Mike Crapo • Sen Sheldon Whitehouse • Rep. Rick Boucher • Rep. Eric Cantor • Rep. Phil English • Rep. Bart Gordon • Rep. David Wu

The Committee is also pleased to be coordinating sessions with the
“House 21st Century Health Care Caucus”
Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Tim Murphy (R-PA), Co-Chairs

Now in its 15th year, the Steering Committee will convene a new series of educational sessions, technology demonstrations and field visits during 2008.   Building on in-depth program content of more than 110 past programs, the agenda continues to focus on working with a wide variety of groups (academia, government, and the private sector) to help develop legislative priorities and awareness related to Telehealth, eHealth and health care informatics.  A complimentary lunch is available at all scheduled sessions. 
Draft 2008 Sessions
(Topics and Dates Subject to Change, Capitol Hill Rooms to Be Announced)
“Outlook for 2008: the Budget, Major Pending Authorization Measures, Grant Projects and Programs of Federal Agencies” Wednesday, February 6th
“HIT Projects to Improve Access for Low Income Persons and the Uninsured: Safety Net Providers Step up To the Plate” Wednesday, March 5th,
“The Grand National Challenge – Marshalling the Resources Toward A Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) ” Wednesday, March 12th
“Training an HIT-Enabled Healthcare Workforce: Addressing Shortages” Wednesday, April 2nd
“Military HIT R&D Demonstration and Technology Transfer Discussion” Wednesday April 16th
“Ensuring the Integrity and Reliability of Health Information Exchange Among Multiple Stakeholders: A Look at Successful Partnerships between Industry, Academia & Government” Wednesday, May 7th
“Moving Toward an E-Enabled Healthcare Environment: Telehealth, EMR, PHR, eRX, and Related Technology Tools from 30,000 Feet – Update and Status” Wednesday, May 21st
“Health Information Technology All-day Technology Showcase, and e-Health Panel Discussion”
Thursday, June 12th
“Leading Local, Statewide, and Regional HIT Initiatives: Governors, Legislatures and Organizations Step Up to the Plate” Wednesday, September 10th, 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm
“Information Technologies to help Prevent, Mitigate, and Respond to Natural and Man-Made Disasters: Tools to Address the Threats” Wednesday, September 24th, 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm

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