The Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee met on March 24th  to discuss progress updates for each of the workgroups: Implementation, Privacy & Security, and Clinical Operations/Vocabulary Task Force. They also discussed the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Direct and the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for both temporary and permanent certification programs.

An audio archive of the hearing and handouts can be located by visiting: http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1817&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=28&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11673&cached=true