The Markle foundation has released the following: “Health and Technology Leaders to Unveil Common Framework for Achieving Private, Secure Health Information Exchange
What
National health care experts and leaders in health information technology from three U.S. communities will make the first public presentation of the Connecting for Health Common Framework – an approach for linking together the many existing and developing electronic health information systems, so that patients’ information can be made available in a private and secure manner, when and where it is needed.” Complete press release enclosed.
From: “Markle Foundation” <markle@gymr.com>
Date: March 31, 2006 6:17:02 AM PST
Subject: Media Event: Health Information Exchange Framework to be Unveiled
Media Advisory
Health and Technology Leaders to Unveil Common Framework for Achieving Private, Secure Health Information Exchange
What
National health care experts and leaders in health information technology from three U.S. communities will make the first public presentation of the Connecting for Health Common Framework – an approach for linking together the many existing and developing electronic health information systems, so that patients’ information can be made available in a private and secure manner, when and where it is needed.
The Common Framework includes 16 technical and policy components that were developed by experts in technology, health privacy law, and policy, and were tested in Indianapolis, Boston and Mendocino County, California. Taken together, the Common Framework components represent an initial set of the critical technical and policy elements that will permit various health information networks to share information while protecting privacy and allowing local autonomy and innovation.
The event will feature presentations about the Common Framework by the national experts and community leaders who developed it, and a panel discussion about the key opportunities for realizing health information exchange. A new video on the Common Framework’s approach to health information exchange will be screened. All of the Connecting for Health Common Framework materials will be shared at no cost at www.connectingforhealth.org.
When and Where
Thursday, April 6, 2006
10:30 am -12 Noon
The Ronald Reagan Center – Hemisphere A Room (14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW)
Washington, DC
Breakfast will be served beginning at 9:30
Participants
� Zo� Baird, President, Markle Foundation
� Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, e Health Initiative
� Carol Diamond, MD, MPH, Managing Director, Markle Foundation; Chair, Connecting for Health
� Steve Downs, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
� Mark E. Frisse, MD, co-chair of the Connecting for Health Policy Subcommittee; director of regional informatics programs through the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health; Professor in the Vanderbilt Department of Biomedical Informatics
� Dan Garrett, Vice President and Managing Director of Global Health Solutions, Computer Sciences Corporation
� Janlori Goldman, Director, Health Privacy Project, and Research Faculty, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
� John Halamka, MD, CEO, MA-SHARE; Emergency Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA)
� Michelle Kang, VP and General Manager, Health Solutions, Northrop Grumann Corp.
� David Lansky, Executive Director, Personal Health Technology Initiative, Markle Foundation
� J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator, Regenstrief Institute; President and CEO, Indiana Health Information Exchange (Indianapolis, IN)
� Will Ross, Project Manager, Mendocino Health Records Exchange (Ukiah, CA)
� Clay Shirky, Chair, Connecting for Health Technical Subcommittee; Adjunct Professor, New York University
� Hugh Zettel, Director, Government and Industry Relations Integrated IT Solutions, GE Healthcare Technologies
Background
Leaders in business and technology, the federal government, state agencies and legislators, local health networks, consumer advocates, and various health care providers have recognized the need for a connected health care system that would allow patients’ health information to be shared with authorized individuals when and where it is needed. Making patients’ medical information available electronically can mean the difference between life and death in emergencies, as well as improve health care quality. The Connecting for Health Common Framework demonstrates that the U.S. health care system can achieve state-of-the-art access to patients’ life-saving health information without sacrificing privacy and security.
The Common Framework includes technical specifications tested in Boston, Indianapolis, and Mendocino County CA, guidance on key policy issues needed to protect patient privacy, and a model contract template for entities interested in health information exchange.
The Connecting for Health Common Framework is built on the premise that a critical set of common, non-proprietary technical and policy standards for protecting patient privacy will allow information exchange in diverse settings and with diverse information systems. It was developed through the collaboration of the three prototype communities and more than 100 national organizations participating in Connecting for Health, a public-private collaborative representing major stakeholder groups in U.S. health care.
RSVP
To reserve your space, contact Laura Morrill at lmorrill@gymr.com, 202-745-5058.
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will ross
project manager
mendocino informatics
216 west perkins street, suite 206
ukiah, california 95482 usa
707.272.7255 [voice]
707.462.5015 [fax]
www.minformatics.com
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“Getting people to adopt common standards is impeded by patents.”
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BCS, 2006
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