What's Happening in Health IT

In This Issue

Interoperability Roadmap Released

ICYMI, as promised and on schedule today we released the Shared Draft Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap and the 2015 Interoperability Standards Advisory, both of which we hope will ultimately help providers and hospitals more easily share data to achieve better care, smarter spending and healthier people. The document was created with input from concerned providers, developers and our group of dedicated Federal Advisory Committee members, among others. It is a collaborative document and we want you tocomment by April 3. While you are checking out the draft Roadmap and Standards Advisory, check out our new infographic that shows the journey to better health and care.

2015 ONC Annual Meeting

In case you haven't been paying attention, the #ONC2015 Annual Meeting begins Monday, snowstorm or not! Find the final agenda and watch for updates @ONC_HealthIT and on our listserv.

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

Friday The Health IT Policy Committee's (HITPC) Consumer Workgroup meets at 9:30am (EST). Watch for the agenda and meeting materials to be posted prior to the meeting.

The HITPC Health IT Implementation, Usability & Safety Workgroup convenes at 1pm. Check back closer to the meeting to download the agenda and meeting materials.

The eCQI Resource Center is Coming!

The Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center will provide:

Centralized One-Stop-Shop location for electronic quality resources
List of electronic clinical quality measures and their specifications
Links to tools for measure development, testing, and certification

The intent of the resource center is to provide a central repository for eCQI resources in an effort to reduce burden for the eCQI community and improve user experience by connecting related activities and streamlining the process for obtaining guidance and feedback. Please note that eCQI Resource Center will be enhanced in a phased approach.

Join us to learn more about the eCQI Resource Center
Attend a live demo of the eCQI Resource Center (Phase 1) on February 6, at 11:00-12:30 EST. Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7870533294015440641.

Health IT Safety Webinar

On Thursday (February 19), please join us for the third in a series of webinars on health information technology and patient safety, Advancing Health IT Safety and Quality through Interoperability. We will cover a wide range of topics, recent research, and programs that relate to making health IT safer. Hear from John Halamka, M.D., the CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Scott Stuewe, director of the Cerner Network, and Eric Heflin, Healtheway's CTO. Register now!