HIT Policy Committee

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HIT Policy Committee

• Privacy Security Policy Workgroup
• Deven McGraw, Chair
• Center for Democracy Technology
• Rachel Block, Co-Chair
• NYS Department of Health
• December 15, 2009

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Workgroup Members

• Chair
• Deven McGraw, Center for Democracy Technology
• Co-Chair
• Rachel Block, New York RHIO
• Members
• Dixie Baker, SAIC
• Peter Basch, Provider
• A. John Blair, Provider
• Marianna Bledsoe, NIH
• Joyce DuBow, American Association of Retired
  Persons
• Paul Egerman, Consultant
• Judy Faulkner, Epic, Inc.
• Justine Handelman, Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Gayle Harrell, Consumer Representative/Florida
• John Houston, University of Pittsburgh Medical
  Center
• Mike Klag, Johns Hopkins University, Public
  Health
• Terri Shaw, Childrens Partnership

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Workgroup Charge - DRAFT

• Broad Charge (draft)
• To make recommendations to the Health IT Policy
  Committee on privacy and security policies and
  practices that will help build public trust in
  health information technology and electronic
  health information exchange. Specifically, the
  workgroup will seek to address complex privacy
  and security challenges through the development
  of proposed solutions and approaches that enhance
  privacy and security while also facilitating the
  appropriate access, use and exchange of health
  information to improve health outcomes.  

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