NHIN University Launched by National eHealth Collaborative
Next Class March 16, 2010; Archives of First Class Available
National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) announced March 2, 2010 “the creation of ‘NHIN University,’ a program designed to educate and engage health IT stakeholders on efforts to develop the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).” eHealth Collaborative is the successor to AHIC–American Health Information Community.
“The inaugural semester of NHIN University will feature a series of webinars intended to provide stakeholders with foundational knowledge about what the NHIN is, how it works, and the vital trust fabric that underpins the safe and secure exchange of health information.”
NHIN 101: An Introduction to the Nationwide Health Information Network
February 22, 2010
The first course took place as part of a stakeholder’s forum of the board of directors of eHealth Collaborative. The initial presentation was led by Douglas B. Fridsma, MD, PhD, Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, ONC; Mariann Yeager, Contractor to ONC; and David Lansky, PhD, President and CEO of Pacific Business Group on Health, and Chair, NHIN workgroup of HIT Policy Committee. It was followed by an expert panel discussion including some slide presentations.
Versions of the program are available in different formats:
Stakeholder Forum/Board of Directors–Feb 22, 2010 Page
Meeting Agenda
Presentation Slides
Meeting Transcript
Recorded Webinar (audio and clear slides)
Recorded Video (audio/video of participants and fuzzy slides)
Register for Future Classes
www.nationalehealth.org/NHIN-U
NHIN 102: Secure and Meaningful Exchange of Health Information over the Internet
March 16, 2010 2:00pm ET
Faculty: Professor Douglas Fridsma, MD, PhD, Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), and Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University will teach the course.
NHIN 103: Architectures for Health Information Exchange and their Use
Mid-April Date to be Announced
Faculty: Richard Kernan, NHIN Specification Lead (Contractor), ONC.
NHIN 104: The Trust Fabric of the NHIN: Making Exchange a Good Choice
Mid-May Date to be Announced
NHIN 200, will be announced later this year.
