As a key element of the national health information technology strategy, the advancement of the Nationwide Health Information Network initiative will provide the foundation for interoperable, secure and standards-based health information exchange nationally.

The Second Nationwide Health Information Network forum will focus on the services and security needed to advance health information networking. The forum will include presentations and discussion of the balancing of technology solutions, policy implications and impact. The forum will include plenary presentations, panel presentations with discussion and some focused breakout sessions on particular issues.

The Second Nationwide Health Information Network forum will be open to the public and include participants in key processes supported by the Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (including the four consortia developing prototype Nationwide Health Information Network architectures, the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the AHIC Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Work Group, Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC), The Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and key representatives from other public, private, and non-profit health information technology stakeholders.


HOTEL INFORMATION / RESERVATIONS
A special rate of $195 per single/double per night (plus tax) has been arranged for the forum. There are a limited number of rooms available at the special rate. Please make your reservations directly with the JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC and mention NHIN Forum to receive the reduced rate. Reservations will be accepted until Monday, September 25, 2006. After that cut-off date, reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Please note that online reservations cannot be accepted for the NHIN Forum block-you must call the number below.

JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC, 20004
1(800)228-9290 or (202)393-2000.

If you have any questions, please email ONC-NHINForum@hhs.gov.

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Forum Supporters:

* Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
* Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
* Health Information Technology Standards Panel
* National Institute of Standards and Technology
* AHIC Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Work Group
* Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Draft Agenda Also Now Available [PDF - 84KB]
Go to the link below:
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/NHIN_Forum/

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