A Busy Month in DC: January, 2007
Congress has been busy, but the plans for health information technology remain undetermined. Privacy and confidentiality are the primary topics of discussion but more changes to Medicare and Medicaid may be in the works.
Most of the activity is in HHS. In particular, there are three meetings of note.
AHIC - the January meeting will address a wide array of topics.
The National Health Information Infrastructure Prototype demonstrations - it will be interesting to see what has - and has not - been accomplished in a year. It is difficult to imagine completely engaged communities in a short period of time, but results are demonstrable. Given the expertise of the contractors, a clearer understanding of the costs and benefits should ensue and this alone will be a valuable contribution.
The inaugural meeting of the State Allliance for eHealth - conducted by the National Governors Association.
Most of the activity is in HHS. In particular, there are three meetings of note.
AHIC - the January meeting will address a wide array of topics.
The National Health Information Infrastructure Prototype demonstrations - it will be interesting to see what has - and has not - been accomplished in a year. It is difficult to imagine completely engaged communities in a short period of time, but results are demonstrable. Given the expertise of the contractors, a clearer understanding of the costs and benefits should ensue and this alone will be a valuable contribution.
The inaugural meeting of the State Allliance for eHealth - conducted by the National Governors Association.
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