The purpose of the Agency’s request for public comment is to seek input from interested parties on the Implementation Plan Report, a work product developed as part of the Privacy and Security Project, relating to the development and implementation ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

The Agency for Health Care Administration announces a Public Hearing of the Governor’s Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board to which all interested parties are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 9, 2007, 12:00 Noon

PLACE: North Broward Medical Center, 201 East Sample Road, Deerfield Beach, FL 33064

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The purpose of the Agency’s request for public comment is to seek input from interested parties on the Implementation Plan Report, a work product developed as part of the Privacy and Security Project, relating to the development and implementation of a Florida health information infrastructure including a strategy for promoting the use of electronic health records. The Interim Implementation Plan Report (Version 1) and information about all Project related activities is available on the AHCA website at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/dhit/ Privacy_ss.shtml.

Interested parties are invited to comment on the Implementation Plan report in person at the public hearing and in writing. For planning purposes, interested parties who wish to attend the public hearing and provide comments at the hearing are encouraged to notify the agency prior to the close of business on Friday, January 26, 2007. Written comments will be accepted through the close of business on Friday, February 16, 2007.

Direct questions concerning this request to: Pia Neustadter, Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #16, Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403, e-mail: [e-mail], [phone], Fax: [phone].

Submit all written comments by 2/16/2007 to: Pia Neustadter, Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #16, Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403, e-mail: [e-mail]

Any person requiring a special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Carolyn H. Turner, [phone], at least five calendar days prior to the meeting.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by writing to: Pia Neustadter, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Mail Stop #16, Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403. The agenda will be posted at http://ahca. myflorida.com/dhit/Privacy_ss.shtml seven (7) days prior to the meeting.