Hearing on "Meaninful Use" of Health Information Technology

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
April 28-29, 2009
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

Tuesday, April 28

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Roll Call
Harry Reynolds, Jr., Chairman

9:30 a.m. Introductory Remarks
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.PP.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

9:45 a.m.
Panel 1: Vision of Health and Health Care Transformed

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Panel 2: Meaningful Use Capacity/Functionality in EHRs

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Panel 3: Meaningful Use Capacity/Functionality in Health Information Exchanges

2:00 p.m. Panel 4: Meaningful Use Capacity/Functionality in Quality Reporting

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Panel 5: The "Glide Path" to Meaningful Use for 2011 and Beyond for vendors

4:15 p.m. Panel 6: The "Glide Path" to Meaningful Use for 2011 and Beyond for providers

5:15 p.m. Open Public Comments
Harry Reynolds

5:30 p.m. Adjournment
Harry Reynolds

Wednesday, April 29

9:00 a.m. Welcome, Roll Call and Introductory Remarks
Harry Reynolds, Jr., Chairman

9:30 a.m. Panel 7: Meaningful Use and Population/Public Health

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Panel 8: "Glide Path" to Meaningful Use for 2011 and Beyond for other stakeholders

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. Panel 9: Certification and Meaningful Use - EHR Product Certification

2:15 p.m. Panel 10: Measuring Meaningful Use

3:15 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Open Public Comments Harry Reynolds

4:00 p.m. Subcommittee Discussion Harry Reynolds

5:00 p.m. Adjournment Harry Reynolds