Institute for e-Health Policy Congressional Luncheon Seminar: Federal Assistance Efforts

Plan to attend the lunch briefing of the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” on Monday, November 7th 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in the Senate Visitors’ Center Room SVC 203-202. We will feature a high level overview of available federal agency grant, cooperative agreement, loan and contract programs for health information technology.  Agency leaders will be on hand to brief their programs and answer questions your constituents may have. Send your health legislative assistants and case workers to meet with these key officials:

November 7th Panelists:

Jessica Zufolo - Deputy Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service, USDA

Wilson Washington, M.S., Public Health Advisor, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), DHHS

Mat Kendall, MPH – Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, DHHS

Trent Harkrader – Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, FCC

Tom Morris - Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), DHHS

Dr. Howard Hays - Acting Director, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

Vicki Seyfert-Margolis - Senior Advisor for Innovation, Office of the Commissioner, FDA, DHHS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - TBD

The session is publically available and widely attended, and lunch will be served. To register please email [email protected] or [email protected] 

The session is part of a 2011 series of educational programs on behalf of the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics.”  Ongoing Steering Committee Honorary Co-Chairs include: Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND); Mike Crapo (R-ID); John Thune (R-SD); Tom Udall (D-NM); and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); along with Representatives Tim Murphy (R-PA); Phil Gingrey (R-GA); Tom Price (R-GA); Eric Cantor (R-VA); and,Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA).

Programs are being convened collaboratively by the 19-year-long Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics”, which has convened more than 150 widely attended educational sessions and healthcare technology demonstrations since 1993 for Members of Congress, congressional staff, key federal agency officials, industry professionals and the general public. Visit www.e-healthpolicy.org for more program information.