Looking back over 2016, health IT continued to be a hot topic in Congress and with the Administration. CHIME was front and center bringing the CIO’s voice to Washington and growing our role with policymakers. From cybersecurity to MACRA, 2016 has been an exceptionally busy year in Washington, D.C.  for the CHIME public policy team. Join the CHIME Public Policy staff and leadership of the Policy Steering Committee for a recap of health IT policy activity and get a forecast of what we should expect to happen in 2017.

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Learning Objectives:

– Outline key public policy developments that occurred in 2016

– Explain the existing health IT regulatory landscape and what items could be revisited in 2017

– Discuss CHIME’s likely 2017 advocacy agenda and priorities

– Explore ways to engage with CHIME public policy in 2017

Chuck Christian, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO, VP of Technology & Engagement, Indiana Health Information Exchange
Leslie Krigstein, VP Congressional Affairs, CHIME
Mari Savickis, VP Federal Affairs