--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kaiser Permanente is donating its Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) for open access to help facilitate the nation’s transition from paper-based medical records to Electronic Health Records (EHR). CMT was designed by clinicians to facilitate the use of EHRs by clinicians and patients. Kaiser Permanente has the world’s largest private sector electronic health record.
A media briefing will be held on Wednesday, September 29, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will also be available by webinar.
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Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer |
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Phil Fasano, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente |
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John H. Cochran, MD, Executive Director, The Permanente Federation |
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David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for HIT |
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Martin Severs, Chair, International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation |
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| WHAT: | Media briefing on Kaiser Permanente’s donation | |||
| WHERE: | HHS headquarters | |||
| 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Room 325A | ||||
| WHEN: | 11 a.m. EDT | |||
| Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | ||||
| WEBINAR: | Briefing will also be available via webinar: | |||
| Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-669-3239 | ||||
| Access code: 668 083 819 | ||||
| Web address to view graphics: | ||||
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https://golinharris.webex.com/golinharris/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668083819 |
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
CONTACT:
HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
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Kaiser Permanente Press Office
510-421-0557
KEYWORDS: United States North America District of Columbia
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Technology Data Management Networks Software Health Hospitals Public Policy/Government Healthcare Reform Public Policy Professional Services Insurance General Health
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