Thought so. (01)
>same
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cassidy,Patrick J.
>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:48 AM
>To: [health-ont]
>Subject: RE: [health-ont] FW: American Health Information Community
>(AHIC)Members Announced by Secretary Leavitt
>
>Clarification request: is the "advisory board" to which we nominated Musen
>the same as or different from the "commissioners"?
>
>Pat
>
>Patrick Cassidy
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rex Brooks
>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:29 PM
>To: [health-ont]
>Subject: Re: [health-ont] FW: American Health Information Community
>(AHIC) Members Announced by Secretary Leavitt
>
>Yup, I got the same yesterday.
>
>
>Bummer. Pepsico?
>
>Ciao,
>Rex
>
>>fyi
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>>From: National Coordinator for Health IT News
>>[mailto:HEALTH-IT@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Johnson, Mari (HHS/OS)
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:43 AM
>>To: HEALTH-IT@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: American Health Information Community
>>(AHIC) Members Announced by Secretary Leavitt
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>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>Contact: HHS Press Office
>>Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005
>>(202) 690-6343
>>
>>
>>
>>COMMISSIONERS SELECTED FOR AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION COMMUNITY
>>The Community Will Help Shape the Future of Health Care for
>Generations
>>
>>HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today selected 16
>>commissioners to serve on the American Health
>>Information Community (the Community), a
>>federally-chartered commission charged with
>>advising the Secretary on how to make health
>>information digital and interoperable. The work
>>of the Community will help the country achieve
>>the President's goal of having most Americans
>>using interoperable electronic health records
>>within 10 years. Patients, doctors, hospitals
>>and insurance companies will have access to
>>vital and confidentiality-protected medical
>>information immediately and efficiently, helping
>>to reduce medical errors, improve quality, lower
>>costs and eliminate paperwork hassle.
>>
>>"The President has set a national goal to move
>>health care from the paper age to the
>>information age, and the American Health
>>Information Community will help guide this
>>transformation." Secretary Leavitt said. "My
>>aspiration is for the Community to provide
>>stakeholders with a meaningful voice in a
>>federal process that will ultimately shape
>>health care for generations."
>>
>>Interoperability of health information is a
>>shared goal among health care payers, providers,
>>vendors and consumers. Myriad competitive
>>interests have prevented a unified effort to
>>achieve common standards and interoperability.
>>As a result, health care has lagged behind other
>>industries -- like the banking, transportation,
>>and retail trade -- in realizing the benefits of
> >modern information technology (IT).
>>
>>"From nearly anywhere in the world, we can
>>withdraw money from our bank accounts, pay
>>bills, apply for a mortgage, book airline
>>tickets and even order groceries online,"
>>Secretary Leavitt said. "But, more often than
>>not, we can't share a X-ray digitally, from one
>>hospital to another, even if they are on
>>opposing street corners. Even worse, if a loved
>>one is involved in a life-threatening accident,
>>paramedics and emergency room doctors cannot
>>quickly check their medical histories for even
>>the most basic things - like blood type or
>>allergies. We can and must do better than
>>this."
>>
>>The national strategy to confront this problem
>>calls for federal agencies -- that pay more than
>>one third of all health care costs -- to
>>collaborate with private payers in developing
>>and adopting an architecture, standards,
> >certification process and a method of governance
>>for ongoing implementation of health IT. Once
>>the market has structure, patients, providers,
>>medical professionals and vendors will innovate,
>>create efficiencies and improve care.
>>
>>Secretary Leavitt will chair the Community. In
>>addition to the Secretary, commission membership
>>includes the following:
>>
>>
>>- More -
>>- 2 -
>>
>>§ Scott P. Serota, President and CEO,
>>Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
>>§ Douglas E. Henley, M.D., Executive
>>Vice President, American Academy of Family
>>Physicians
>>§ Lillee Smith Gelinas, R.N., Chief Nursing Officer, VHA Inc.
>>§ Charles N. Kahn III, President, Federation of American
>Hospitals
>>§ Nancy Davenport-Ennis, CEO, National Patient Advocate
>Foundation
>>§ Steven S Reinemund, CEO and Chairman, PepsiCo
>>§ Kevin D. Hutchinson, CEO, SureScripts
>>§ Craig R. Barrett, Chairman, Intel Corporation
>>§ E. Mitchell Roob, Secretary, Indiana
>>Family and Social Services Administration
>>§ Mark B. McClellan, M.D.,
>>Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
>>Services
>>§ Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D.,
>>Director, Centers for Disease Control and
>>Prevention
>>§ Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Under
>>Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans
>>Affairs
>>§ William Winkenwerder Jr., M.D.,
>>Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of
>>Defense
>>§ Mark J. Warshawsky, Assistant
>>Secretary for Economic Policy, Department of
>>Treasury
>>§ Linda M. Springer, Director, Office of Personnel Management
>>§ Michelle O'Neill, Acting Under
>>Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce
>>
>>"I have selected commissioners who represent key
>>interests and have the broad support of their
>>peers," Secretary Leavitt said. "The Community
>>will adhere to an aggressive timetable that
>>focuses on the areas of critical need -- such as
>>adverse drug event reporting and
>>bio-surveillance -- as we get about the work of
>>developing, setting and certifying standards."
>>
>>Dr. David Brailer, National Coordinator for
>>Information Technology, added, "The Community
>>will provide input and recommendations to HHS on
>>how to make health information digital and
>>interoperable, and assure that the privacy and
>>security of that information is protected. The
>>public-private nature of this group is designed
>>to ensure that this nationwide transition to
>>electronic health records -- including common
>>standards and interoperability -- occurs in a
>>smooth, market-led way."
>>
>>In addition to these commissioners, who will
>>serve two-year terms, the Secretary will seek
>>input from Advisors who will provide subject
>>matter expertise on issues related to
>>interoperability, adoption, privacy and
>>security, and other matters identified by the
>>Community. The federal members of the Community
>>serve in their formal capacities as appointees
>>within the federal system and not as individuals.
>>
>>The first meeting of the Community is scheduled
>>for Oct. 7, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The meeting
>>is open to the public. Materials shared with the
>>commissioners before and at the meeting, as well
> >as minutes of the proceedings can be accessed
>>online at
>><http://www.hhs.gov/healthit>www.hhs.gov/healthit.
>>
>>A full copy of the Community's charter is
>>available at
>><http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahiccharter.pdf>www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic
>charter.pdf
>>
>>
>>###
>>
>>
>>Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and
>>other press materials are available at
>><http://www.hhs.gov/news>http://www.hhs.gov/news.
>>
>>
>>
>
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