NHIN 101 - An Introduction to the Nationwide Health Information Network
February 22, 2010, 3:00 pm ET
The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) as we know it is evolving in 2010. On Monday, February 22, during the NeHC Stakeholder Forum, the NeHC Board of Directors and stakeholders learned about this vital initiative.

First, senior officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Chair of the HIT Policy Committee's NHIN Workgroup presented an in-depth look at the "NHIN Past, Present & Future," including the first public announcement of a brand new exchange model: NHIN Direct.

Then, NeHC Vice Chair Dr. Simon Cohn of Kaiser Permanente moderated an informative panel discussion with today's users of the NHIN.

• Faculty:
  Douglas Fridsma, MD, PhD - Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, ONC
  Mariann Yeager - NHIN Policy & Governance Lead (Contractor), ONC

• Recorded Webinar 
• Presentation Slides
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• Stakeholder Questions

NHIN 102 - Secure and Meaningful Exchange of Health Information over the Internet- March 16, 2010, 2:00 pm ET
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students will learn about and discuss the many models of health information exchange that can be supported by the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), including the newest model for meeting Meaningful Use: NHIN Direct.

• Faculty:
  Professor Douglas Fridsma, MD, PhD - Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, ONC
   
• Recorded Webinar
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• Stakeholder Questions

NHIN 103 - ONC Initiatives for Health Information Exchange and their Continuing Evolution
April 19, 2010, 1:00 pm ET
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Participants will become familiar with: The core elements of the ONC's NHIN program, the NHIN Limited Production Exchange and the capabilities supported today, the FHA CONNECT solution and how this solution can be used by adopters today, and the NHIN Direct project to expand the NHIN specifications and how this project complements the other NHIN initiatives.

• Faculty:
  Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD - Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
  Rich Kernan - NHIN Specification Factory Lead (Contractor), ONC
  David Riley, BS, PAC - CONNECT Initiative Lead (Contractor), Federal Health Architecture, ONC

• Moderators:
  Mariann Yeager, NHIN Policy and Governance Lead (Contractor), ONC
  Aaron Seib, NHIN Program Director, National eHealth Collaborative

• Recorded Webinar
• Presentation Slides
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• Stakeholder Questions and Answers

NHIN 104 - The Trust Fabric of the NHIN: Making Exchange a Good Choice
May 24, 2010, 1:00 pm ET
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students will learn about: (1) the national-level model trust framework that has been developed to help enable the safe and secure exchange of electronic health information over the Internet; and (2) how the NHIN Exchange has established trust among its participants.

The NHIN Workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee has recommended that it is the role of the government to "establish and maintain a framework of trust, including ensuring adequate privacy and security protections to enable health information exchange."  The Workgroup has found that there is a need for the adoption of an overarching trust framework at the national level that includes these essential elements:

• Agreed Upon Business, Policy and Legal Requirements/Expectations
• Transparent Oversight
• Accountability and Enforcement
• Identity and Authentication
• Identification of Minimum Technical Requirements

The Data Use and Reciprocal Support Agreement (DURSA) and the NHIN Coordinating Committee Operating Policies & Procedures are examples that will be discussed of how the NHIN Exchange meets these trust requirements.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: By participating in this NHIN University class, participants will become familiar with: key components of trust and why they are important, how the NHIN Exchange trust fabric maps to the key trust components, and efforts to harmonize the NHIN Exchange trust components with the rest of the NHIN ecosystem, such as state-level HIEs and the NHIN Direct project.

• Faculty:
  Mariann Yeager - NHIN Policy & Governance Lead (Contractor), Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
  Steve Gravely, JD - Troutman Sanders LLP

• Moderator:
  Aaron Seib - NHIN Program Director, National eHealth Collaborative

• Recorded Webinar
• Presentation Slides
• Transcript
• Stakeholder Questions and Answers

NHIN 105 - The Future Landscape: Understanding the Value Proposition of Today as Context for Tomorrow
June 28, 2010, 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET
COURSE DESCRIPTION: As healthcare entities across the country consider their options for meeting the exchange-related criteria of Meaningful Use, NHIN 105 will offer up examples of the diverse value propositions that current participants of the NHIN Exchange garner from their involvement in the program today and discuss how federal agencies see participation in the NHIN Exchange as a critical element of their long term health information exchange strategies.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: By participating in this NHIN University class, students will: understand multiple perspectives on the value of participation in the NHIN Exchange, learn how participation in the NHIN Exchange is an integral part of the long-term health information exchange plans of multiple federal agencies, and begin to consider how these value propositions may be relevant to their own short- and long-term exchange needs.

• Faculty:
  Michael Matthews - Chair, Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Exchange Coordinating Committee; CEO, MedVirginia
  Colonel Ron Moody, MD - Chief Medical Information Officer, Military Health System, U.S. Department of Defense
  Linda Fischetti, RN - Chief Health Informatics Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Moderator:
  Aaron Seib - Interim CEO and NHIN Program Director, National eHealth Collaborative

• Recorded Webinar
• Presentation Slides
• Transcript
• Stakeholder Questions and Answers