SustiNet: Health Information Technology Committee
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Advisory Committees

Health Information Technology Committee

Section 5(b) of P.A. 09-148 requires the HIT committee to formulate a plan for developing, acquiring, financing, leasing or purchasing fully interoperable electronic medical records software and hardware packages for subscribing providers. Such plan shall include the development of a periodic payment system that allows subscribing providers to acquire approved software and hardware while receiving the services described in the section.
 
 
 
 
Meeting Schedule                                                                                
 
 
  • June 25, 2010, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, CHEFA, 10 Columbus Blvd., 7th Floor, Hartford, CT

 
  • June 11, 2010, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, CHEFA, 10 Columbus Blvd., 7th Floor, Hartford, CT

 
  • May 14, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, CHEFA, 10 Columbus Blvd., 7th Floor, Hartford, CT

 
  • April 30, 2010, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, CHEFA, 10 Columbus Blvd., 7th Floor
 
                 Dial In Number:  (800) 369-2170
                 Passcode:         HIT


  • April 16, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST - Teleconference

 
 
 
  • March 5, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST - Teleconference

    • Agenda

      Dial In Number:  (800) 369-2170
      Pass Code:        HIT (See agenda for special instructions for non-committee members)

    • Meeting Minutes

  • February 19, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST - Teleconference

    • Agenda

    • Special Guest Speaker - A. John Blair, III, M.D. is a nationally recognized healthcare and technology leader with broad experience across the healthcare industry.

      Dr Blair is also the president of the Taconic IPA, a 5000 physician Independent Practice Association formed in 1989. The organization is focused on physician practice transformation and patient centered medical home for physicians in New York’s Hudson Valley.

      Dr. Blair is also the CEO of MedAllies, a Health Information Service Provider Company, established in 2001 and based in Fishkill, NY.  MedAllies facilitates physician adoption of Health Information Technology and integrates the healthcare community to facilitate care coordination, patient-provider communication, public health and quality reporting. 

      Dr. Blair currently serves on the Privacy and Security Workgroup and the NHIN Workgroup of the Policy Committee of the Office of the National Coordinator.  He Co-Chairs the HIE workgroup for the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT).  He is a member of the The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) Committee on Performance Measurement. 

    • Dr. Blair's Presentation, Developing a Regional HIE in the Hudson Valley:  The Taconic IPA-MedAllies Experience

  • Call in Number:     (800) 369-2170

    Pass Code:            HIT

    • This meeting will be recorded and the minutes will be available as soon as possible after the meeting

    • All members of the public interested in participating in the meeting, please email your intent to SustiNet@ct.gov.

    • February 5, 2010, 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST, Teleconference
    Call in number:  888-790-1833
    Pass Code:        HIT

    • This meeting will be recorded and the minutes will be available as soon as possible after the meeting

    • All members of the public interested in participating in the meeting, please email your intent to SustiNet@ct.gov.
     
    • January 22, 2010, 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST, Teleconference

      • Agenda

      • Presentation - HealthLink Overview, Peter Courtway, Chief Information Officer, Danbury Hospital

      • Meeting Minutes - FINAL (Approved 2/19/2010)


        Call in number:  (800) 593-8978
        Pass Code:        "HIT"


  • January 8, 2010, 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST, Teleconference

    • Agenda

    • eHealthConnecticut Presentation, Scott Cleary, Program Director

    • Reading Material

      • David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., Launching HITECH, Published on December 30, 2009, at NEJM.org., From the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Washington, DC.

    • Meeting Minutes - DRAFT

    • This meeting will be recorded and the minutes will be available as soon as possible after the meeting

    • All members of the public interested in participating in the meeting, please email your intent to SustiNet@ct.gov.

     
    • December 11, 2009, 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST, Teleconference - phone number and access code will be posted for the public to listen to the meeting. 

      All members of the public interested in participating in the meeting, please email your intent to SustiNet@ct.gov.

      Please see Calendar for call in details.
     
    General Information:
    Agenda, supportive documentation, and meeting summaries will be posted as made available and in accordance with State of Connecticut meeting requirements.
     
    All members of the public are invited to attend.
     
    For questions about the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, please contact one of the Co-Chairs:

    General inquiries regarding the SustiNet Health Partnership may be emailed to SustiNet@ct.gov.





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