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HIMSS Policy Summit 2010
'A Day on the Hill'

2010 Policy Summit Sue Green, HIMSS-MN Advocacy Chair, as well as other HIMSS members Steven Due, Justin McMartin, Randy Lentz, and Mitch Lentz (student) participated with HIMSS “A Day on the Hill”. The Summit is held once a year, this year it was held June 16-17 at the Ronald Regan Trade Center in Washington D.C. While in Washington, Sue Green and Steven Due attended Senator Amy Klobuchar’s “Minnesota Morning” breakfast. In addition, the members met with Senate and State staff representatives advocating the use of electronic medical records and business intelligence tools to improve provider quality and patient safety. Photo from left to right Sue Green, Mitch Lentz, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Randy Lentz and Justin McMartin.

Steven Due standing in Senator Klobuchar's office in the Hart Building, Washington D.C.

GET INVOLVED WITH ADVOCACY

First read the HIMSS position statements to become informed on current issues. You may find them at http://www.himss.org/advocacy/positions.asp
Identify the current legislative initiatives related to these positions. You may find tracking of national legislation at http://capwiz.com/himss/issues/bills/. For national issues http://capwiz.com/himss/mlm/signup/ allows you to request notifications.
Identify your legislators. http://capwiz.com/himss/dbq/officials/ allows you to find your national and local representatives by entering your zip code or address.
Contact your national and state legislators to inform them of your position! HIMSS provides templates of what to communicate at http://capwiz.com/himss/home/. Once each year, HIMSS coordinates visits to national representatives in Washington . On this Advocacy Day, you can join other HIMSS members speaking to congress about the same issues and be prepped with information before you go.
Learn more about the Presidential Health Information Technology Public Policy Recommendations

Visit the MN Governor's Web Site or the Minnesota Legislative Library Links

HOW TO FIND YOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS — STATE AND FEDERAL Minnesota Federal Congressional Members Click Here for a list of the U.S. 110^th Congress Minnesota Senate Election Results Click Here for a list of the U.S. 110^th Congress Minnesota House of Representatives Election Results Minnesota State Congressional Members Click Here for a list of State Senate Election Results Click Here for a list of State House of Representatives Election Results Minnesota Congress Maps Click Here for US Congressional Districts in Minnesota Map Click Here for US Congressional Districts in Minnesota — Twin Cities Metro Map Click Here for Minnesota House of Representatives Map

WANT TO STAY INFORMED? To learn more on changes in legislation that impacts the healthcare industry and positions that HIMSS takes, subscribe to the HIMSS Pulse on Public Policy click here. To view a sample of the HIMSS Pulse on Public Policy, click here.

OTHER LINKS 2008 Post Election Highlights and Implications for Health Information Technology HIMSS Advocacy http://himss.org/advocacy/ Legislative Action Center http://himss.org/advocacy/actioncenter.asp Federal HIT Crosswalk http://himss.org/advocacy/news_crosswalk.asp