ONC Sessions at HIMSS 2017

Listening Session

Bringing Interoperable Medication Lists to Consumers

Join ONC’s Director of Standards and Technology and several industry leaders to discuss FHIR-based solutions that allow individuals to access and share medication lists. Industry leaders will provide a brief demonstration followed by all participant discussion and feedback on current and future capabilities to deploy medication list functionalities across their organizations enabling patients’ access to their health information.

Moderator: Steve Posnack, M.S., M.H.S., Director, Office of Standards and Technology

Interoperability Measurement Across the Continuum of Care

ONC will conduct a brief overview of its strategy related to interoperability measurements and seek participant feedback on ONC’s measurement strategy, particularly as it relates to some of the early work of the National Quality Forum. 

Seth Pazinski, Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Analysis
Talisha Searcy, Director of Research and Evaluation, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Analysis

Safety, Interoperability, and Usability for the Clinical Community 

Join ONC’s clinical leadership for a comprehensive discussion of safety, interoperability, and usability of health IT in the clinical community.  This session will seek feedback from the clinical community on safety issues related to data blocking, system and data interoperability, and usability for care team members. 

Andrew Gettinger, M.D., Acting Deputy National Coordinator and Chief Medical Information Officer
Thomas Mason, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Acting Director of Office of Clinical Quality and Safety
Rebecca Freeman, Ph.D., R.N., P.M.P., Chief Nursing Officer, Office of Clinical Quality and Safety

Open Forum - Policy Issues Relevant to Health IT Implementation and Use

Join ONC policy staff for an open discussion on health IT policy initiatives and provide feedback on key areas of focus. Topic areas will include public health, emergency medicine system integration, information blocking, enhancing privacy and security, and supporting functionality and interoperability across the care continuum.

Elisabeth Myers, Advisor, Office of Policy
Michael Lipinski, J.D., Division Director for Federal Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Policy

Cultivating Health IT Innovation Ecosystems

Please join the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and Department of Commerce to discuss your insights and feedback from those who support and participate in various health IT innovation ecosystems around the country and the world. 

Stephen Konya, Senior Innovation Strategist, Office of Standards and Technology
Matt Hein, International Trade Specialist, US Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA)

The Value of Nursing Informatics in Leadership

Please join ONC Chief Nursing Officer for a candid discussion on the value of nursing informatics and share your insight on how the nursing community can work together to address workflow and usability challenges and barriers.

Rebecca Freeman, Ph.D., R.N., Chief Nursing Officer, Office of Clinical Quality and Safety 

Trends and Challenges in Consumer Access and Use of Electronic Health Information

Please join us and share your key initiatives and efforts to advance consumer engagement and provide feedback on ONC’s tools and resources available to both providers and consumers in encouraging patient engagement through health IT.  

Lisa-Nicole (Danehy) Sarnowski, MHS, Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Programs & Engagement

Digital Health, Innovation, and Security 

Join ONC for an open discussion about security issues that arise in an app-enabled digital health information system. Participants are encouraged to share and discuss lessons learned from other internet-based industries on consumer rights to access their information, and more!

Mikki Smith, PMP, CISSP, CAP, Security Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer

Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative

This listening session will engage stakeholders working on advanced health IT functionality under the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model. ONC seeks your input on vendor best practices for working with providers to implement effective health IT solutions, challenges being encountered by vendors and practices, and suggestions for technical assistance that can be delivered by CMS’s Innovation Center and ONC.

Alex Baker, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Care Transformation

Understanding MACRA, the MACRA Data Strategy, and Advancing Care Information

ONC seeks your input on the future data needs for clinicians considering the recent changes brought about by MACRA, Advancing Care Information performance category of MIPS, and the use of certified health IT in Alternative Payment Models (APMs), and how standards implementation and certification can improve these programs.

Elise Sweeney Anthony, J.D., Director, Office of Policy
Michael Lipinski, J.D., Division Director for Federal Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Policy
John Rancourt, Deputy Director, Office of Care Transformation
Alex Baker, Public Health Analyst, Office of Care Transformation

Education Session

Precision Medicine for Every One 

Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease prevention and treatment that accounts a person’s individual variation in genes, environment, and lifestyle. This keynote highlights how IT and tools for managing large datasets can leverage advances in human genomic sequencing and biometric analysis to make personalized medical care achievable.

Download the Precision Medicine for Every One Keynotes [PDF-3.2MB]

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Town Hall 

Join the Leadership Team from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in an interactive session to learn more about the Office’s ongoing work to advance the national health information technology (IT) agenda. ONC will engage the audience in an open dialog about our efforts to build health IT as the foundation for better care, smarter spending and healthier people.

Connecting and Accelerating a FHIR App Ecosystem: Discovery Infrastructure for Clinical Health IT Apps Cooperative Agreement

ONC awarded a cooperative agreement to SMART Health ITWeb Site Disclaimers to enhance the SMART App GalleryWeb Site Disclaimers, a resource where developers share apps that use FHIR and SMART APIs and healthcare providers can discover and compare apps. This demo highlights enhancements to the beta release and insights about the healthcare app ecosystem.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Health IT Policy Update

Leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Office of Policy will present a detailed session on policy activities underway at ONC.  Join us to hear more about:

• The 2015 Edition Health IT Certification criteria and how certification supports Quality Payment Program providers and alternative payment models, as well as different care settings;
• ONC’s new rule that helps ensure that certified health IT is operating as it should on-the-ground; and
• Upcoming health IT policy initiatives.

Standards and Technology Updates from ONC

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Office of Standards and Technology will host an education session that covers the breath of its work. This session will include updates regarding ONC Health IT Certification Program operations, health IT testing resources, ongoing pilot activities, standards coordination, and ONC’s innovation-oriented projects.

The Value of Nursing Informatics in Leadership

Please join ONC Chief Nursing Officer for a candid discussion on the value of nursing informatics and share your insight on how the nursing community can work together to address workflow and usability challenges and barriers.

Rebecca Freeman, Ph.D., R.N., Chief Nursing Officer, Office of Clinical Quality and Safety 

Trends and Challenges in Consumer Access and Use of Electronic Health Information

Please join us and share your key initiatives and efforts to advance consumer engagement and provide feedback on ONC’s tools and resources available to both providers and consumers in encouraging patient engagement through health IT.  

Lisa-Nicole (Danehy) Sarnowski, MHS, Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Programs & Engagement

Digital Health, Innovation, and Security 

Join ONC for an open discussion about security issues that arise in an app-enabled digital health information system. Participants are encouraged to share and discuss lessons learned from other internet-based industries on consumer rights to access their information, and more!

Mikki Smith, PMP, CISSP, CAP, Security Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer

Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative

This listening session will engage stakeholders working on advanced health IT functionality under the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model. ONC seeks your input on vendor best practices for working with providers to implement effective health IT solutions, challenges being encountered by vendors and practices, and suggestions for technical assistance that can be delivered by CMS’s Innovation Center and ONC.

Alex Baker, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Care Transformation

Understanding MACRA, the MACRA Data Strategy, and Advancing Care Information

ONC seeks your input on the future data needs for clinicians considering the recent changes brought about by MACRA, Advancing Care Information performance category of MIPS, and the use of certified health IT in Alternative Payment Models (APMs), and how standards implementation and certification can improve these programs.

Elise Sweeney Anthony, J.D., Director, Office of Policy
Michael Lipinski, J.D., Division Director for Federal Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Policy
John Rancourt, Deputy Director, Office of Care Transformation
Alex Baker, Public Health Analyst, Office of Care Transformation

Rebecca Freeman

Michael Lipinski

Talisha Searcy

Lauren Wu

ONC and OIG representatives
Share Your Experiences and Views on Information Blocking

Rebecca Freeman

ONC and CMS representatives
Using Health IT for CMS Programs in 2017

Lauren Wu