Patient/Consumer Engagement in Meaningful Use:
April 20, 2010 Hearing; Access via Web, Phone, or iPhone 
Meaningful Use Workgroup, HIT Policy Committee
Available Testimony Added
Washington, DC
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m./Eastern Time

AGENDA (pdf version)
9:00 a.m. Call to Order/Roll Call – Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator
9:05 a.m. Meeting Objectives and Outcomes: Consumer Engagement
     – Paul Tang, Chair, and George Hripcsak, Co-Chair
9:15 a.m. Panel 1: Meaningful Use of HIT in the Real Lives of Patients & Families
     Scott Mackie, Health & Wellness, IDEO, Inc.
     Eric Dishman, Director, Health Innovation & Policy, Intel Corp.
     M. Chris Gibbons, Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Institute
     Neil Calman, MD, Institute for Family Health
     Regina Holliday, patient voice
10:45 a.m. Panel 2: Incorporating Patient-Generated Data in Meaningful Use of HIT
     James Ralston, Group Health Research Institute
     James Weinstein, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
     Patti Brennan, University of Wisconsin, Project Health Design
     Carol Raphael, Visiting Nurse Service, NY
     Dave DeBronkart, ePatient Dave
     David Whitlinger, NY eHealth Collaborative
     Hank Fanberg, Christus Health
12:15 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:15 p.m. Panel 3: Policy Challenges & Infrastructure Requirements to Facilitate Patient/Consumers’ Meaningful Use of HIT
     Joy Pritts, Chief Privacy Officer, ONC
     Carl Dvorak, Epic Corp., (Provider/Vendor Perspective)
     Cris Ross, MinuteClinic
2:45 p.m. Summary Comments from the Workgroup
3:15 p.m. Public Comments
3:30 p.m. Adjourn

Available Testimony as of April 19, 2010
–Dave DeBronkart, ePatient Dave – Testimony [PDF - 384 KB]
–Patti Brennan, University of Wisconsin, Project Health Design – Testimony [PDF - 628 KB] 
           Brennan, Health in Everyday Living – Article [PDF - 636 KB]
–James Ralston, Group Health Research Institute – Testimony [PDF - 58 KB]
–Carol Raphael, Visiting Nurse Service, NY [PDF - 567 KB]
–Carl Dvorak, Epic Corporation – Testimony [PDF - 357 KB]
–Hank Fanberg, Christus Health – Testimony [PDF - 614 KB]

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See previous post on “Creating a Vision for Engaging Patients and Families Thru Meaningful Use of Health IT” on e-Healthcare Marketing.