ONC Initiatives: Update on the Direct Project

November 30, 2011
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
NeHC welcomes speakers from current Direct pilot projects to discuss their focus, their experiences and progress to date, preliminary results, and challenges during this ONC Initiative Update. Participants discuss whether and how they expect to expand on their initial pilot effort and lessons learned thus far.
FACULTY:
Brian Ahier, President
Gorge Health Connect, Inc.
Sean Nolan, Chief Architect of the Health Solutions Group
Microsoft
David Kibbe, MD, MBA, Senior Advisor
American Academy of Family Physicians
COURSE MATERIALS:
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
- The Direct Project
- HHS - The Direct Project
- HealthIT.gov - Direct Project Adoption Could Positively Impact Care Coordination Soon
- Information Week - Direct Project Rapidly Advancing Health IT Interoperability
- FierceHealthIT - Consensus on digital certificates should boost Direct Project messaging
- NHIN University 203 - "NHIN Direct: Where We Are Today" Webinar
- NeHC University - HIE Leader Roundtable: Connectivity Strategies
- NeHC Online Community - Direct Project group
NeHC Recognizes CAQH Milestone
NeHC University features ONC in two new programs next week.
NeHC Releases Health Information Exchange Roadmap: The Landscape and a Path Forward
Kate Berry interviewed for HCI podcast on HIE barriers and the path forward
NeHC CEO Kate Berry talks about the national HIE evolution



