Participation is free of charge, but advance registration is required because space is limited.

To register online click here.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)

 

Stakeholders of interoperable health information systems

Plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, and demonstrations

This FREE forum will showcase the work of the NHIN Cooperative, including demonstrations, experiences, and lessons learned from the Trial Implementations, including:

• Defining specifications based upon the work of HITSP and standards development organizations to facilitate interoperable data exchange among the participants
• Testing conformance and test interoperability against these specifications
• Developing trust agreements among NHIN participants to support a framework for trust and protect the information exchanged
• Learning from the experiences to prepare for production

Stephanie Crews
B L Seamon Corporation
9001 Edmonston Road, Suite 200
Greenbelt, MD  20770
301-577-0244, ext. 68
stephaniec@blseamon.com

Questions regarding the NHIN Forum can be sent to ONC-NHINForum@hhs.gov.

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http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/comingup.html

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
Phone:   202-637-4700 or 800-233-1234
Fax:  202-637-4781
www.grandwashington.hyatt.com

A special rate of $209 per night (plus applicable 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 Grand Hyatt Washington and mention NHINF to receive the reduced rate. Reservations will be accepted until Friday, November 14, 2008. After that cutoff date, the Forum rate is not guaranteed and reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis.