About the Institute for e-Health Policy
In May 2008, the Institute for e-Health Policy was launched to provide research and educational opportunities for public- and private-sector stakeholders—two key constituents who make and are most directly impacted by e-health policy decisions. The Institute is part of the HIMSS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization with charitable, scientific and educational goals.
Briefing: Institute for e-Health Policy: Transforming Policy into Practice.
PROGRAMS
Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics
One major component of the Institute’s programs is leadership of the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics. Since 1993, the Steering Committee has convened more than 125 widely attended educational sessions and healthcare information technology demonstrations for members of Congress, congressional staff, key federal agency officials, industry professionals and the general public.
Honorary Steering Committee Co-chairs are: Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND); Mike Crapo (R-ID); John Thune (R-SD); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rick Boucher (D-VA); Bart Gordon (D-TN); Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA); and David Wu (D-OR). The Steering Committee coordinates many activities with the U.S. House of Representatives’ 21st Century Health Care Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and is supported by more than 20 major organizations in the healthcare and health information technology (HIT) communities, including trade associations, government agencies, universities and corporations.
National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved
This new initiative’s mission is to develop and propose e-Health-related solutions to alleviate health disparities in underserved rural and urban communities—especially among the elderly—and address future HIT workforce issues in these same at-risk communities. The Collaborative is a joint effort of six organizations: the US Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Minority Health; the Institute for e-Health Policy; Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (SHIRE); Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU); eHealth Initiative Foundation; and Apptis, Inc.
e-Health Public Policy Internships and Externships
The Institute now operates e-Health Public Policy Internship and Externship programs, which have hosted a dozen students working on self-directed policy projects since 2004. The programs are tailored to support college undergraduate, graduate, and health professions school students. Two interns and six service learning first-year medical students were accepted into the program for the 2008-09 Fall term. The Institute hosted its first externs, two undergraduates from the University of California Berkeley, in January 2009. Two interns have been accepted for the summer term.
National Health IT Week
The Institute coordinates and develops annual National HIT Week activities, which will occur September 21-25, 2009. This is the leading national forum for developing common ground among public- and private-sector organizations, with a goal of advancing the adoption of health information technologies. In 2008, more than 75 major national groups participated in the 3rd Annual National Health IT Week.
Executive in Residence Program
The Institute welcomes executives, on loan from corporations, who have an interest in expanding e-health educational and research opportunities. Northrop Grumman Corporation is currently supporting the 2009-2010 Executive in Residence program. Please Contact us if you are interested in supporting the Executive in Residence program at the Institute.
Donate
2009 sponsorship opportunities are available at several levels. For more information, contact: Neal Neuberger, CISSP, Executive Director, neal@e-healthpolicy.org, (703) 508-8182.
