Greetings,

You and your colleagues are invited to attend a free HITSP Webinar sponsored by HIMSS and presented by HITSP TC members Charlene Honeycutt RN, MBA and Beth Halley RN, MBA from MITRE Corporation. The purpose of the Webinar is to provide education to the industry on HITSP and its standard harmonization efforts. Please see registration information below.

Title: “Introduction to the Standards Lifecycle and the HITSP Harmonization Framework”

Date: 12/11/2007
1:00:00 PM-2:00:00 PM CST

Registration Information

Description:

Time
11:00p.m. Pacific
12:00p.m. Mountain
1:00p.m. Central
2:00p.m. Eastern
 
Duration:  60 minutes
 Please check for the correct time in your timezone.

Speakers
Charlene Honeycutt, RN MBA, Principal System Engineer, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
Elizabeth Halley, RN MBA, Principal Healthcare IT Consultant, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA 
 
This webinar provides a broad overview of President Bush’s vision to have an EMR for most Americans by 2014 and the Administration’s Health Information Technology (HIT) Agenda to achieve that vision.  Attendees will learn about the vital work underway within the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) and the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) to make health information interoperable. 
 
Attendees will learn how they can engage in interoperability efforts and take advantage of the work accomplished thus far. This session will explain the purpose of HITSP and FHA, and their processes. It also will identify different organizations involved, and the goals that HITSP & FHA are achieving.

The webinar will also
 
• Articulate how the federal government and the public sector are working collaboratively to make health information interoperable

• Describe the Standards Lifecycle, the Federal Health Architecture, and the HITSP Harmonization Framework

• Identify at least one way to get involved in national interoperability efforts

Pricing
Complimentary
 
What’s Included
Each webinar lasts at least 60 minutes and includes a Q&A session with the presenter. Registration includes one login per organization. However, invite into the room as many people as you want.
 
PLEASE NOTE: The audio portion is streamed over the internet. At a minimum, you will require a sound card and a speaker connection.
 
Continuing Education
CPHIMS
This activity qualifies for 1.2 contacts hours toward recertification of the CPHIMS credential.

Contact Name: Gail Rice, Manager, Education - North America

Regards,

Joyce

Joyce Sensmeier MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Vice President, Informatics
HIMSS
transforming healthcare through IT
230 East Ohio, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611-3269
312-915-9281
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