HIT Policy Committee

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HIT Policy Committee

• Meaningful Use Workgroup Update
• Paul Tang
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation
• George Hripcsak
• Columbia University
• December 15, 2009

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Workgroup Members

• Co-Chairs
• Paul Tang, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
• George Hripcsak, Columbia University
• Members
• David Bates, Brigham Womens Hospital
• Christine Bechtel, National Partnership for Women
  Families
• Neil Calman, The Institute for Family Health
• Art Davidson, Denver Public Health Department
• David Lansky, Pacific Business Group on Health
• Deven McGraw, Center for Democracy Technology
• Latanya Sweeney, Carnegie Mellon University
• Charlene Underwood, Siemens
• ONC Lead
• John Glaser

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Approximate timeline

• 1Q10 Conduct informational hearings to inform
  2013 and 2015 criteria development
• 1Q10 Provide feedback on NPRM public comments
• 2Q10 Work with HIT Standards Committee to
  ascertain availability of relevant standards
• 2Q10-3Q10 Refine 2013 meaningful use criteria
• 4Q10 Assess industry preparedness for meeting
  2011 and initial 2013 meaningful use criteria

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Informational Hearing

• State view of barriers and opportunities
• Panel on information exchange state/regions
• Panel on measures, quality, performance measures
• Panel on harmonization w/ feds and coordination
• Date January 2010

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Informational Hearing

• Patient and Family Engagement
• Sharing data
• Disseminating knowledge
• Making decisions
• Questions
• Future of information-enabled patient family
  engagement
• How to measure success, including outcomes
• Policy barriers and enablers
• Range of speakers
• Patient-reported outcomes Home monitoring
  self-care Telemedicine and workflow Patient
  advocacy and disparities Portals and EHRs
  Futurist Facilitating patient engagement
• Date February 2010

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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

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