Mark Your Calendars – Many Health IT Events

In This Issue

ONC at HIMSS17

ONC has a busy schedule of activities lined up for HIMSS17 in Orlando, FL from February 19 – 23, 2017. Below is a snapshot of events:

10 ONC Listening Sessions
4 ONC Education Sessions, including the ONC Town Hall
FHA’s Interoperability Showcase
Fireside Chat: ONC’s Dr. Jon White and Dr. Kate Goodrich from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

See details on the schedule of all ONC activities on HealthIT.gov. Make sure to return regularly as updates will be made as they become available.

Blockchain in Healthcare Code-A-Thon

ONC and the Chamber of Digital Commerce are hosting a Blockchain in Healthcare Code-A-Thon at Georgetown University in Washington, DC in March. Participants will develop applications and solutions that address key issues in the nation’s health care system – including identity management, data aggregation and data linkage. The challenge will commence Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 11:00 am and will close Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:00 am. Challenge winners will be announced the second day of the event and will be awarded up to $15,000.

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 8:00am- 7:00pm ET and Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 8:00am- 12:30pm ET
Register: Blockchain in Healthcare Code-A-Thon*
*Please note, space is limited and registration will close March 7, 2017 at 11:59 pm ET

Webinar: ONC’s Interoperability in Action Day

ONC is hosting a webinar highlighting many of the successful standards and technology engagements that advance interoperability that were awarded by ONC over the past year. This webinar will feature ONC’s most recent challenge contest winners and updates from the High Impact Pilot and Standards Exploration Cooperative Agreement Recipients. Additional information on registration for ONC's Interoperability in Action Day will follow.

Date: Monday, March 20, 2017

Also as a reminder, the Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge is still open and calls for designers, developers, and health data privacy experts to create an online Model Privacy Notice (MPN) generator. Submissions are due Monday, April 10, 2017 with a total challenge prize purse of $35,000.

What do you YOU Think?

How we measure interoperability, as well as measuring the impacts of how information is flowing, are key priorities. The National Quality Forum (NQF), under guidance from ONC, is developing a measurement framework addressing these issues. NQF has published a draft of an environmental scan and is seeking input to make sure it is inclusive of key areas for measurement. Submit your comments to National Quality Forum (NQF) by Monday, February 13, 2017.

ONC Commemorates Heart Health Month with EHR Guides

February is Heart Health Month! Check out the Million Hearts® EHR Guides – step by step instructions for providers to leverage their EHRs to find, use and improve data on clinical quality measures. Ultimately, these guides facilitate early detection of at-risk patients, helping clinical teams across the country protect their patients from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. ONC encourages collaboration from all EHR vendors interested in developing additional EHR Guides. For more information about developing your own guide, email MillionHeartsONC@hhs.gov.

Upcoming Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

Joint: Public Health Task Force
Date & Time: Monday, February 13, 2017, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET