On November 19, 2013, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to investigate the security of Healthcare.gov. The two panels of witnesses included Mr. Chao, Deputy CIO for CMS and representatives from contractors: MITRE, CCSi, and Foreground Security, Inc.

On November 19, 2013, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing to investigate the security standards and technical measures for HealthCare.gov. The panel consisted of four witnesses of cyber-security experts.

CMS’ Second eHealth Summit took place on December 6, 2013. The Health care industry leaders discussed topics on four panels ranging from Stage 3 of Meaningful Use (MU), to the future of quality reporting, to health information exchange, and innovations happening at the state level.

The Health IT Policy Committee meets monthly to make recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure. This summary pertains to the January 14, 2014 meeting involving updates from the Data Analytics team, Public Health team, Patient Matching team, Quality Measures Workgroup, Accountable Care Workgroup, and ONC Policy and Standards team. Opening remarks were delivered by Dr. Karen DeSalvo, the new National Coordinator for ONC.

On January 28-29, eHealth Initiative held its Annual Conference to convene key leaders and stakeholders to discuss the future of healthcare and the innovation needed to navigate the road to healthcare delivery transformation. This summary providers an overview of some the solutions, perspectives, trends, and developments that were shared during the conference.

The Health IT Policy Committee meets monthly to make recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure. This summary pertains to the February 18, 2014 meeting involving presentations on the HITSC 2014 Workplan, ONC Updates, and the Consumer Technology Workgroup – Patient Generated Health Data Updates. Opening remarks were delivered by Dr. Karen DeSalvo, the new National Coordinator for ONC.

The Health IT Policy Committee meets monthly to make recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure. This summary pertains to the February 4, 2014 meeting involving updates from the Data Analytics team, ONC Standards team, Meaningful Use Workgroup, and the Privacy & Security Workgroup. ONC representatives also provided an update on the Regional Extension Centers and the draft HITPC 2014 Policy Workplan.

In December 2013, eHealth Initiative (eHI) convened a multi-stakeholder Executive Advisory Board on Privacy and Security in Washington, DC. The board, composed of chief information officers, chief information security officers, chief privacy officers, and other c-suite level executives from the provider, payer, and pharmaceutical sectors, met to discuss their top privacy and security concerns and identify solutions to common problems. Their differing perspectives provided valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities the industry is facing and offered a glimpse into the direction of the industry at a time of significant change.

On February 12, 2014, eHealth Initiative held its annual Government Affairs Retreat on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to convene eHI members with officials from Congress and Government Agencies. This summary includes highlights from presenters, panelists, and eHI action steps covered from the interactive breakout sessions on Meaningful Use, Interoperability, Payment and Care Delivery Reform, Health Information Exchange (HIE), and Patient Identification and Matching.

The Health IT Policy Committee meets monthly to make recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure. This summary pertains to the March 11, 2014 meeting involving presentations on Meaningful Use Stage 3 , Data Review, Health IT Workforce, and Long-term & Post-Acute Care (LTPC) and Behavioral Health (BH) Certification update.