American Health Information Community Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting date for the 24th meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health information technology (IT). Meeting Date: September 23, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern). ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201), The Great Hall/Lobby. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will include:

• a demonstration of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN);
• an update on the AHIC Successor organization;
• discussion on the health information technology Strategic Plan; and
• final reports from the Confidentiality, Privacy & Security Workgroup and the Population Health/Clinical Care Connections Workgroup.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Visit http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html. A Web cast of the Community meeting will be available on the NIH Web site at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.videocast.nih.gov/.