Join ONC for the 2014 Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transitions of Care Connect-a-thon on February 4 & 5 in Alexandria, VA

In an effort to support Eligible Providers’ and Eligible Hospitals’ ability to achieve Stage 2 MU transitions of care (TOC) requirements, ONC invites you to join other HISPs and EHR vendors in end-to-end interoperability testing of CCDA care summary exchange at the 2014 MU Stage 2 TOC connect-a-thon on February 4th and 5th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00p.m. ET at the Embassy Suites Alexandria – Old Town.

This two day event will build on prior ONC events designed to further MU Stage 2 exchange by accelerating testing and troubleshooting across platforms that use Direct specifications to exchange CCDA documents. 

ONC encourages EHR vendors and HIE/HISP vendors that plan to support MU Stage 2 or deploy products certified to 2014 edition HIT certification to participate in this event.  The event will involve end to end testing of actual products, not testing harnesses.

Event Details
Title: 2014 MU Stage 2 Transitions of Care Connect-a-thon
Date: February 4 and 5, 2014
Time: 8:30am – 5:00 pm ET
Location: Embassy Suites Alexandria – Old Town, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314

At a minimum, the product or service used at the connect-a-thon must have completed at least one successful test of CCDA care summary exchange with ONC’s Standards and Implementation Testing Environment (SITE).  Vendors with 2014 edition certified products or products currently undergoing certification should use those for the event.

Vendors may send up to 2 technical staff involved in their MU transition of care product/service development.  The event will be highly technical, so please be targeted when selecting attendees.

Hotel Information
Discounted lodging is available for the event at the Embassy Suites Alexandria – Old Town. To receive the discounted rate of $184 per night plus tax, attendees must make reservations with the hotel by Friday, January 17. 

Click here to make a reservation or call 1-800-362-2779 and mention the group name, ONC, to receive the discounted rate.

Registration
There is no fee to attend the connect-a-thon, but all attendees must register for the event by January 29, 2014. 

Got questions? 
Join us for an informational meeting on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 12pm ET: 

WebEx Link
Dial: 800-369-1153
Passcode: 2912896

Want to continue the interoperability conversation?
Consider making it a 3 day drip and join ONC and West Health on February 6 for HCI-DC Interoperability: Igniting an Interoperable Health Care System!  HCI-DC will convene stakeholders from the public and private sectors critical to driving interoperability to discuss innovative solutions to our nation’s health care cost challenges.  The day-long program will feature keynote speeches from Malcolm Gladwell and ONC and West Health leadership, expert panels, and collaborative networking sessions. 

There is no charge to attend the conference.  For more information, visit www.hcidc.org (**note: it will be necessary to register separately for HCI-DC**)