2019-11-19 Meeting notes

Industry news

• Trump Administration Weighs Publicizing Secret Rates Hospitals https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-weighs-publicizing-hospital-rates-negotiated-with-insurers-11551990505     

   ..........Nov 15 2019:  CMS releases proposed and final rules to make hospitals and insurers post prices, cost-sharing information  

  2)https://ehrintelligence.com/news/new-york-health-information-exchange-saves-160-to-195m
  
  Status Secure Key got an award from DHS S&I Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) 
• DHS science and innovation (Anil John, anil.john@hq.dhs.gov)
  
  

Distributed Identity Assurance Specification

• Proposed output of workgroup is a spec, framework of a document/structured document
• We should arrange to have a publication as a dated Kantara specification as early as possible.
• Host a document on the wiki and broadcast via LinkedIn and via Kantara release. Ask Colin to mention in monthly executive report.
• It would then be in the public domain.
• Distributed Identity Proofing: https://wiki.idesg.org/wiki/index.php/Distributed_Identity_Proofing#Scenarios

Discussion:

• Status of record locator service for patients
• Should be free for patients
• EPIC, CERN (Sp?) have it
• VA used to have it.
• Sal will bring up at next Edu foundation board meeting.

Other business

• Mary suggests working with Noreen, Tom and some designers to get some design feedback.

Next meetings

Next meetings will be every other week. 

Next meeting is Dec 3.