{"id":4854,"date":"2010-02-20T10:07:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=4854"},"modified":"2010-02-20T10:09:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:09:53","slug":"panelist-questions-for-oncs-225-hearing-on-ehr-patient-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2010\/02\/panelist-questions-for-oncs-225-hearing-on-ehr-patient-safety.html","title":{"rendered":"Panelist questions for ONC’s 2\/25 hearing on EHR patient safety issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote last Wednesday<\/a> about some background material for a panel I’ll be attending Thursday, as part of the government’s process to encourage adoption of electronic medical records. In the current administration all such discussions are wide open to the public. Here are the questions we’ll be asked – I’d welcome your input. <\/p>\n

Lots to cover between 9 and 3 including lunch!<\/p>\n

HIT Policy Committee<\/strong>
\n Adoption\/Certification Workgroup
\n<\/strong>February 25, 2010
\n9:00 a.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. (Eastern)
\nOMNI Shoreham Hotel
\n2500 Calvert Street, NW
\nWashington, DC 20008<\/p>\n

Instructions and Questions for Panelists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background
\n<\/strong>Testimony from this hearing will help the Adoption\/Certification Workgroup formulate recommendations to the HIT Policy Committee and National Coordinator on patient-safety issues related to use of electronic health records \u2013 both risks and approaches to mitigating those risks. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Kenyon at Kathy.Kenyon@hhs.gov<\/p>\n

Format of Presentation:
\n<\/strong>The Workgroup respectfully requests that panelists limit their prepared remarks to 5-7 minutes. This will allow the Workgroup to ask questions of the panelists and allow every presenter time to present his or her remarks. We have found that this creates a conversation for a full understanding of the issue. You may submit as much detailed written testimony as you would like, and the Workgroup members will have reviewed this material in detail before the hearing. PowerPoints will not be needed.<\/p>\n

Pre-Presentation Questions\/Themes:
\n<\/strong>The questions below represent areas the Workgroup intends to explore at the hearing. Please feel free to use them in preparing your oral and written testimony; the Workgroup recognizes that certain questions may not apply to all presenters.<\/p>\n

The Workgroup respectfully requests panelists to provide written testimony by February 19, 2010. Please submit the testimony to Kathy Kenyon and Judy Sparrow at Kathy.kenyon@hhs.gov and Judy.sparrow@hhs.gov<\/p>\n

THEMES\/QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:15: Panel 1: Identifying the Issues <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ross Koppel, University of Pennsylvania (author of the JAMA paper<\/a> described in the webcast); David Classen, CSC; Gil Kuperman, Columbia University; Alan Morris, Intermountain Healthcare<\/p>\n