80 FR 47935 - Health IT Policy Committee and Health IT Standards Committee; Call for Applications
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 47935-47936] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19621] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health IT Policy Committee and Health IT Standards Committee; Call for Applications AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Call for applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking applications to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) and the Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC). Name of Committees: Health IT Standards Committee and Health IT Policy Committee. General Function of the Committees: The HITPC is charged to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as is consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed. The HITSC is charged to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee. Date and Time: Applications must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2015. Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio, phone: (202) 341-6144, email: [email protected] . Background: The Health IT Policy Committee was established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA)(P.L. 111-5), section 13101, new Section 3002. Members of the Health IT Policy Committee are appointed in the following manner: 3 members appointed by the Secretary, HHS; 4 members appointed by Congress; 13 members appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States; and other federal members appointed by the President. Applications are being accepted for one of the three members appointed by the Secretary of HHS. Nominees of the HITPC should have experience promoting the meaningful use of health information technology and be knowledgeable in privacy and security issues related to health information. The Health IT Standards Committee was established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111-5), section 13101, new Section 3003. Members of the Health IT Standards Committee are appointed by the Secretary, HHS and shall at least reflect providers, ancillary healthcare workers, consumers, purchasers, health plans, technology vendors, researchers, relevant Federal agencies, and individuals with technical expertise on health care quality, privacy and security, and on the electronic exchange and use of health information. Nominees of the HITSC should have experience promoting the meaningful use of health information technology and be knowledgeable in areas such as: small innovative health care providers, providers participating in payment reform initiatives, accountable care organizations, pharmacists, behavioral health professionals, home health care, purchaser or employer representatives, patient safety, health information technology security, big data, consumer e-health, personal health records, and mobile health applications. Members will be selected in order to achieve a balanced representation of viewpoints, areas of experience, subject matter expertise, and representation of the health care system. Terms will be three (3) years from the appointment date to either the HITSC or HITPC. Members on both Committees serve without pay. However, members will be provided per diem and travel costs for Committee services. The HITPC will be seeking applications for the following area of expertise:Consumer/Patient Representative The HITSC will be seeking applications for the following areas of expertise: Technical Expertise, Small Innovative Provider Technical Expertise, CIO Health Plans Representative Technical Expertise, Health IT (2) Purchaser/Employer Representative Long-term Care Representative Ancillary Healthcare Worker Representative For more information about the HITPC please visit: http://www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-policy-committee For more information about the HITSC please visit: http://www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-standards-committee. Submitting Applications: Applications should be submitted electronically through the application database FACA application page on the HealthIT.gov Web site at: http://www.healthit.gov/facas/faca-workgroup-membership-application. All applications must be compiled and submitted in one complete package. An application package must include: A short bio, a current CV including contact information and memberships with professional organizations/advisory committees, and two letters of support. [[Page 47936]] Dated: August 3, 2015. Michelle Consolazio, FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2015-19621 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-45-P
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(1) Approve a timeline by which it Name of Committees: Health IT exchange and use of health information.
will deliver recommendations to the Standards Committee and Health IT Nominees of the HITSC should have
National Coordinator; and Policy Committee. experience promoting the meaningful
(2) Determine whether to establish a General Function of the Committees: use of health information technology
task force to conduct research and The HITPC is charged to provide and be knowledgeable in areas such as:
solicit testimony, where appropriate, recommendations to the National small innovative health care providers,
and issue recommendations to the full Coordinator on a policy framework for providers participating in payment
committee in a timely manner. the development and adoption of a reform initiatives, accountable care
(C) Advise the National Coordinator, nationwide health information organizations, pharmacists, behavioral
consistent with the accepted timeline in technology infrastructure that permits health professionals, home health care,
(B)(1) and after NIST testing, where the electronic exchange and use of purchaser or employer representatives,
appropriate, on standards, health information as is consistent with patient safety, health information
implementation specifications, and/or the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and technology security, big data, consumer
certification criteria, for the National that includes recommendations on the e-health, personal health records, and
Coordinator’s review and determination areas in which standards, mobile health applications.
whether or not to endorse the implementation specifications, and Members will be selected in order to
recommendations, and possible certification criteria are needed.
achieve a balanced representation of
adoption of the proposed The HITSC is charged to provide
viewpoints, areas of experience, subject
recommendations by the Secretary of recommendations to the National
Coordinator on standards, matter expertise, and representation of
the Department of Health and Human the health care system. Terms will be
Services. implementation specifications, and
certification criteria for the electronic three (3) years from the appointment
The standards and related topics date to either the HITSC or HITPC.
which the Health IT Standards exchange and use of health information
for purposes of adoption, consistent Members on both Committees serve
Committee is expected to address over without pay. However, members will be
the coming year include, but may not be with the implementation of the Federal
Health IT Strategic Plan, and in provided per diem and travel costs for
limited to: Quality measurement; the Committee services.
extended portfolio of standards for the accordance with policies developed by
nationwide health information network; the Health IT Policy Committee. The HITPC will be seeking
distributed queries and results; Date and Time: Applications must be applications for the following area of
radiology; consumer-mediated received by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, expertise:
information exchange; public health; September 11, 2015. • Consumer/Patient Representative
data portability; and a process for the Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio,
The HITSC will be seeking
maintenance of standards. phone: (202) 341–6144, email:
applications for the following areas of
For a listing of upcoming Health IT michelle.consolazio@hhs.gov .
Background: The Health IT Policy expertise:
Standards Committee meetings, please • Technical Expertise, Small
Committee was established under the
visit the ONC Web site at http:// Innovative Provider
American Recovery and Reinvestment
www.healthit.gov/facas/calendar.
Notice of this schedule is given under Act 2009 (ARRA)(P.L. 111–5), section • Technical Expertise, CIO
the American Recovery and 13101, new Section 3002. Members of • Health Plans Representative
the Health IT Policy Committee are
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
appointed in the following manner: 3 • Technical Expertise, Health IT (2)
5), section 3003. • Purchaser/Employer Representative
members appointed by the Secretary,
Dated: August 3, 2015. HHS; 4 members appointed by • Long-term Care Representative
Michelle Consolazio, Congress; 13 members appointed by the • Ancillary Healthcare Worker
FACA Lead, Office of Policy, Office of the Comptroller General of the United Representative
National Coordinator for Health Information States; and other federal members
Technology. For more information about the
appointed by the President.
[FR Doc. 2015–19620 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] HITPC please visit: http://
Applications are being accepted for one
www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-policy-
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committee
Secretary of HHS. Nominees of the
HITPC should have experience For more information about the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND promoting the meaningful use of health HITSC please visit: http://
HUMAN SERVICES information technology and be www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-
knowledgeable in privacy and security standards-committee.
Health IT Policy Committee and Health issues related to health information. Submitting Applications:
IT Standards Committee; Call for The Health IT Standards Committee Applications should be submitted
Applications was established under the American electronically through the application
AGENCY: Office of the National Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 database FACA application page on the
Coordinator for Health Information (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111–5), section 13101, HealthIT.gov Web site at: http://
Technology, HHS. new Section 3003. Members of the www.healthit.gov/facas/faca-
ACTION: Call for applications. Health IT Standards Committee are workgroup-membership-application. All
appointed by the Secretary, HHS and applications must be compiled and
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SUMMARY: The Office of the National shall at least reflect providers, ancillary submitted in one complete package. An
Coordinator for Health Information healthcare workers, consumers, application package must include: A
Technology (ONC) is seeking purchasers, health plans, technology short bio, a current CV including
applications to the Health Information vendors, researchers, relevant Federal contact information and memberships
Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) agencies, and individuals with technical with professional organizations/
and the Health Information Technology expertise on health care quality, privacy advisory committees, and two letters of
Standards Committee (HITSC). and security, and on the electronic support.
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Dated: August 3, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Michelle Consolazio, HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health
Information Technology.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
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