Congressional Luncheon Seminar Series

Implementation of Health Information Technologies in a Changing Healthcare Environment

Thursday, April 22nd (8:30 am breakfast; 9:00 – 10:30 am program)  in Room Congressional Visitors Center (CVC) North, United States Capitol, East Capitol St Northeast, Washington

The informal discussion focused on the relationship between recently enacted healthcare reforms and previously passed HITECH provisions going forward.

Led by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), on behalf of the House 21st Century Healthcare Caucus, and supported by the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics”, the program featured discussants from: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Premier, Inc.; 3M Health Information Systems; Carnegie Mellon University Privacy and Security Lab; the Cleveland Clinic; Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Geisinger Clinic; the Rhode Island Quality Institute; Office of the National Coordinator for HIT; Thundermist Health Center;