Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
First Nationwide Health Information Network Forum
June 28-29, 2006
National Institute of Health's Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, MD
FINAL AGENDA [PDF - 11KB]
Forum Presentations Available
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCUSSION AT NHIN FORUM [XLS - 494KB]
Additional background material:
- NHIN Requirements Approach [PDF - 43KB]
- Harmonized Biosurveillance Use Case Version 1.4 [PDF - 128KB]
- Harmonized EHR-Lab Use Case Version 1.4 [PDF - 154KB]
- Harmonized Consumer Empowerment-Registration and Medication Use Case Version 1.4 [PDF - 144KB]
Purpose:
The purpose of the Nationwide Health Information Network Forum is to identify and catalogue the list of functional requirements that will frame the development of a Nationwide Health Information Network.
In the design of network systems, functional requirements are brief, verifiable, declarative statements of what a system and its components must do or the actions they must take (i.e., locate, transmit, retrieve, etc). The NHIN functional requirements will define the behaviors of systems, services, and networks that wish to participate in a Nationwide Health Information Network. The statement “the Record Locater shall return pointers that enable retrieval of patient records from data sources and repositories” is an illustration of the type of statement that could be considered a NHIN functional requirement.
While other processes continue to explore the policy determinants for nationwide health information exchange, the development of functional requirements will focus on the critical technical components of architectures to support a Nationwide Health Information Network.
The identification of functional requirements will lead to the foundational specifications of the next phase of Nationwide Health Information Network development. In addition, the functional requirements will provide a framework for the Health Information Technology Standards Panel's efforts to define implementation level guidance in their interoperability specifications, and input for the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's compliance certification criteria that address the infrastructure or network components through which EHRs interoperate.
Overview:
As a key element of the Administration's health information technology strategy, the development of a Nationwide Health Information Network will provide the foundation for an interoperable, standards-based network for the secure exchange of health care information.
On June 28 and June 29, 2006, a forum to address the functional requirements of a Nationwide Health Information Network will be held. The 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 Health Information Technology Standards Panel, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, and the Federal Health Architecture) and key representatives from other public, private, and non-profit health information technology stakeholders.
The Nationwide Health Information Network Forum will be structured as an interactive discussion with facilitated breakout sessions to illuminate the technical components of a Nationwide Health Information Network.
Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two series of breakout sessions:
- focusing on categories of "functional requirements" (i.e., security, data transmission and transformation, information location, etc.)
- focusing on the "core" system components and the requirements of "edge" applications that will be participating in the exchange of health information technology.
Audience:
Representatives from public, private, and non-profit health information technology stakeholders who can contribute to the consideration of functional requirements.
Technical Contact and How to Receive Additional Information:
The technical contact for the NHIN Forum can be reached by calling 202-690-7151 or at ONC-NHINForum@hhs.gov.
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Registration Information:
Online Registration for the NHIN Forum is now available. Registration for the NHIN Forum closes on June 21. The fee for registration is $50.00 and covers the cost of breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch on June 28, and coffee breaks on June 29.
Schedule and Agenda:
The Nationwide Health Information Network Forum will be an interactive, participatory event with breakout sessions to identify and define the critical technical functions needed for the interoperability of health information. (See Agenda)
As all attendees must be processed through National Institute of Health's security check point, we encourage participants to plan to arrive early.
Location and Accommodations:
National Institute of Health's Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. For more details on access to the facility and important security information, please see the National Institute of Health's website at http://dtts.ors.od.nih.gov/visitor_access_map.htm.
We strongly encourage taking the Metro to the Natcher Conference Center, which is a 5-minute walk from the Medical Center station on the Metro's Red Line. There are few visitor parking spaces at National Institute of Health.
Attendees will have to reserve their own accommodations. There are a number of hotels in downtown Bethesda, MD that are close to the National Institute of Health. In addition, and any hotel near a Metro station would be an acceptable accommodation option.
Forum Supporters:
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
- Federal Health Architecture
- Health Information Technology Standards Panel
- National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
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