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IN THIS ISSUE

• TOMORROW: Health IT Playbook Webinar
• Blog: Making Health IT Safer and Easier to Use in Real Life – Practical Tools for Health Care Providers
• ONC Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge Submissions Deadline Approaching
• Upcoming Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

OTHER HEALTH IT HIGHLIGHTS

• SAMHSA: 42 CFR Part 2 Modernization
  

TOMORROW: Health IT Playbook WebinarLearn about the new features and content in the Health IT Playbook from the updated ONC SAFER Guides to immunization registries at tomorrow’s Health IT Playbook Webinar. Participants are encouraged to share their thoughts about the Playbook during the webinar. Prepare for the webinar by visiting the  ONC Health IT Playbook and ONC’s guide to using the Playbook.

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 2:30 – 4:00pm ET
Register: Health IT Playbook Webinar

Blog: Making Health IT Safer and Easier to Use in Real Life – Practical Tools for Health Care ProvidersSpeaking of safety and SAFER Guides, last Tuesday, Andrew Gettinger, M.D., Acting Deputy National Coordinator, Rebecca Freeman, Chief Nursing Officer, and Thomas Mason, M.D., Acting Director, Office of Clinical Quality and Safety authored a HealthIT Buzz Blog taking a deeper dive into the topics. Read the full blog post on the Buzz Blog.

ONC Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge Submissions Deadline ApproachingThe Model Privacy Notice Snapshot Challenge deadline is less than two weeks away! The Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge builds on ONC’s efforts to update the Model Privacy Notice (MPN) for the modern mobile health landscape. The challenge calls on you – the designers, developers, health data privacy experts, and anyone else – to use the content from the MPN template and create an online tool that can generate a user-friendly snapshot of a product’s privacy practices. Submissions are due Monday, April 10, 2017 by 2:00pm ET.

Upcoming Federal Advisory Committee MeetingsJoint: Public Health Task ForceDate & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 11:00am – 12:30pm ET
Collaboration of the Health IT Policy and Standards CommitteesDate & Time: Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 9:30am – 3:30pm ET

Joint: Public Health Task ForceDate & Time: Monday, April 3, 2017 at 11:00 am –12:30 pm ET

OTHER HEALTH IT HIGHLIGHTS

SAMHSA: 42 CFR Part 2 ModernizationThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently modernized the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations (42 CFR Part 2) to facilitate health integration and information exchange within new health care models while continuing to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients seeking treatment for substance use disorders. The rule, expected to be effective March 21, 2017, is published in the Federal Register.