For those of you joining us at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2023 Global Health Conference & Exhibition (aka HIMSS23), here’s an overview of ONC-led sessions that you won’t want to miss!
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HHS Partnerships Advancing Public Health and Quality Data Modernization on a USCDI Foundation
This panel will focus on standardizing quality, research and public health data within HHS using the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) as a foundation. Experts from within HHS will discuss best practices, new technologies, and ongoing initiatives related to data standardization.
ONC Federal Health Pavilion Session FH04: CancerX – A US National Public Private Partnership to Accelerate Cancer Innovation
CancerX is an open, collaborative public private partnership effort between HHS, Moffitt Cancer Center & the DiMe Society to rapidly accelerate cancer innovation in the US. Learn how stakeholders are aligning resources and efforts towards the shared goals under the White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative, and how to get involved.
ONC Education Session #53: Strengthening and diversifying the nation’s public health workforce: ONC’s Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program
Join ONC and representatives from the PHIT Workforce Development Program Awardees in a panel discussion. ONC’s Seon Wilburg, Director of Procurement and Grants, and Sherilyn Pruitt, Senior Advisor, will give an overview of the PHIT Workforce Development Program and join the awardees in discussing plans to develop curricula, recruit and train participants, secure paid internship opportunities, and assist in career placement at public health agencies, public health-focused non-profits or other organizations.
Views from the Top: Enabling the Digital Healthcare System of the Future: An Exclusive Discussion with HHS Leaders
Join U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm and National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi for a discussion about the department’s health IT priorities and continued efforts to enable the digital health care system of the future with information sharing as a standard of care and business. This important conversation will highlight key department-wide priorities such as health IT alignment, health equity, behavioral health, and more.
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Views from the Top: Clinical Trials Readiness: Increasing Speed, Equity, and Impact
The COVID pandemic revealed significant gaps in our US clinical trials infrastructure. In the early days of the outbreak, we saw a fragmented research response, with many studies too small to generate actionable evidence. How can we do larger, coordinated trials more rapidly, and make them simpler for practitioners and patients? How do we best use decentralized trial designs and digital health technologies? How can we push out protocols to a broader range of sites and communities, increase equity, and gather consistent data elements for rapid research access? In this session, we’ll explore the role that 21st Century health IT infrastructure can play in supporting these goals, including the use of HL7 FHIR APIs, USCDI/USCDI+, and the potential for leveraging TEFCA in the future.
- Grail Sipes, J.D., Assistant Director for Biomedical Regulatory Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS
ONC Education Session #125: TEFCA’s Candidate QHINs – Progress Toward Nationwide Interoperability Go-Live
The 21st Century Cures Act required ONC to develop or support the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). The Sequoia Project, selected by ONC as the TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), opened the Qualified Health Information Network (QHINs) application on October 3, 2022. This panel discussion with ONC, the RCE, and representatives from the QHIN candidates accepted for onboarding will discuss the status of the onboarding process and vision for the future.
An ONC-OSTP Listening Session / Roundtable Discussion on Clinical Trials Readiness
Following the View from the Top Session on Wednesday morning, please join the speakers for an OSTP/ONC listening session and roundtable discussion about how to support a more efficient exchange of data between different health IT systems and settings, including the deployment of better tools for managing patient recruitment and consent, as part of our approach towards ensuring clinical trials readiness. This includes the exploration of how we might build on the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and USCDI+ extensions, so that electronic health records (EHRs) can more effectively support clinical trials – of all kinds, and not just in emergencies.
ONC Federal Health Pavilion Session FH27: HHS Strategic Initiative: Health IT and Standards Alignment
In the Summer of 2022, the Secretary of HHS announced a department-wide policy to enhance strategic alignment of HHS investments in health IT and standards-based health information exchange infrastructure beginning in the 2023 fiscal year. ONC leaders will share an overview of the policy and key initiatives in development.
ONC Education Session: #176: An Overview of ONC’s Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Proposed Rule
On April 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, support Biden-Harris Administration Executive Orders, and advance interoperability. Join the National Coordinator and subject matter experts from ONC’s Office of Policy to learn what’s being proposed and how to comment.
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ONC Education Session #198: The Intersection of Health Equity and Technology
Health IT can be a valuable tool to help enable critical health equity efforts. As part of the Administration’s pursuit of a comprehensive approach to advancing health equity for all, ONC is working to advance the use and interoperability of equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) data while operationalizing the concept of “health equity by design” through collaborative efforts.