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Information about a January 2007 Conference from today's e-mail

Note: FREE registration!!

3rd NHIN Forum: Prototypes and Business Models
January 25-26, 2007
Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA 20001,
Tel: 202 582 1234

As a key element of the national health information technology strategy,
the advancement of the Nationwide Health Information Network initiative
will provide the foundation for interoperable, secure and
standards-based health information exchange nationally.
The Third Nationwide Health Information Network forum will showcase the
work of the four NHIN Consortia by providing an opportunity to see
actual demonstrations of health information exchange prototypes. The
forum will also include presentations and discussion on different
approaches to business models that target establishing self sustaining
health information service providers and exchange. The forum will
include plenary presentations, demonstrations sessions and panel
presentations with discussion.

The Third Nationwide Health Information Network forum will be open to
the public and include participants in key processes supported by the
Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(including the four consortia developing prototype Nationwide Health
Information Network architectures, key representatives from other
public, private, and non-profit health information technology
stakeholders.)

To register for the forum go to: www.hhs.gov/healthit/NHIN_Forum

HOTEL INFORMATION / RESERVATIONS

A special rate of $188 per single/double per night (plus tax) has been
arranged for the forum. There are a limited number of rooms available at
the special rate. Please make your reservations directly with the Grand
Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC and mention NHIN Forum to receive the
reduced rate.

Reservations will be accepted from Wednesday, December 13, 2006 until
Wednesday, January 3, 2007. After that cut-off date, reservations will
be accepted on a space-available basis. Please note that online
reservations cannot be accepted for the NHIN Forum block-you must call
the number below.

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street NW
Washington, D.C., USA 20001
(202) 582-1234 or 1-800-233-1234
If you have any questions, please email ONC-NHIN Forum@hhs.gov.