Issues and Opportunities Toward Interoperable EHRs for Rural and Underserved Healthcare Organizations

On Thursday, June 20th, 12:00 — 2:00 pm, Columbus Club at Union Station, the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” will host a panel discussion entitled: “Health Information Technologies: Ensuring Successful Transitions Between Hospitals, Home Care, Long Term Care”. The HIMSS Foundation, Institute for eHealth Policy is pleased to be collaborating with the eHealth Initiative to convene this program.

The program is publically available and widely attended — lunch served — and is especially geared toward Congressional health and technology staffers and lead organizations to help bring them up to speed on fast evolving policy issues. We urge you to send appropriate staff who may be addressing these matters.

Invited Panelists on June 20th Include:

• Feygele Jacobs, CFO, RCHN Community Health Foundation (Moderator)
• Rep. Phil Gingrey, (R-GA); Senator Tom Udall (D.NM)
• Yael Harris, Ph.D., US Department of Health and Human Services
• Angie Franks, CEO, Healthland Inc.
• Marcia Cheadle, Inland Northwest Health Services
• Richard Levinson, MD, DPA. Deputy Director, Policy and Programs DC Dept of Health (invited)

For More information please email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Further program details will be sent shortly.

The sessions are part of a 2013 series of educational programs on behalf of the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics.” Ongoing Steering Committee Honorary Co-Chairs include: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID); Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.); Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.); Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA); Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX); Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA); Rep Erik Paulsen (R-MN); Rep. Tom Price (R-GA); Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA); Rep. Diane Black (R-TN); Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA).

The program is being convened collaboratively by the 20 year-long Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics”, which has convened more than 180 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.

The Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics is coordinated by Neal Neuberger, [email protected] and (703) 508-8182.