HIMSS 9th Annual Policy Summit

With the continuing emphasis on the role of information technology in healthcare transformation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, it’s more important than ever to become better educated on health IT policy and engage with your elected officials. Health IT policy stakeholders from across the nation will descend on our nation’s capital during National Health IT Week, June 14-18, 2010, highlighted by the Government Health I T Conference and Exhibition and HIMSS 9th Annual Policy Summit, June 16-17, 2010, in Washington DC. Mark your calendars!

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Policy Summit Presentations and Speakers
5:00 – 7:00 pm

Reception and Awards Ceremony
7:00 – 9:00 pm

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 am

Preparation and Training for Health IT Advocacy on Capitol Hill
8:30 – 11:00 am

Lunch
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Capitol Hill Meetings
1:00 – 4:30 pm

National Health IT Week Reception and Debrief on Capitol Hill Meetings
5:30 – 7:00 pm

More details will be posted here as they become available. In the meantime, if you have questions please contact Wayne Humphries, Manager of Public Policy Initiatives, at whumphries@himss.org.

Members of HIMSS’ Virginia delegation meet with staff from Senators Webb and Warner’s offices.

Registration for Policy Summit

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Includes admission to all presentations, reception and award ceremony, conference materials and continental breakfast/lunch
on Thursday.

Register for both the Policy Summit and the GHIT Conference and Save! Join us a day early for the 6th Annual Government Health IT Conference and Exhibition and hear about the innovative practices and policies that make up the strategy for building a meaningful and lasting foundation for nationwide health information exchange over the next five years. Learn more >>

Travel

Information coming soon.

Media

More details will be posted here as they become available. In the meantime, if you have questions please contact Elinore Boeke, Senior Manager, Public Policy Communications, at eboeke@himss.org.

NHIT Week

National Health IT Week

Events during National Health IT Week 2010 will be held June 14-18, 2010. Now in its fifth year, this collaborative forum assembles key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—to raise national attention on the importance of health IT in healthcare reform.