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The Office of the National Coordinator will outline the series of grant initiatives that have been announced and discuss the unique roles of the states related to coordination, points of leverage for HIE deployment, and system transformation.

CMS will review the importance and role of state Medicaid programs in implementing Meaningful Use and preparing for payment incentives and the need for coordination with other HIE activities within the states

Farzad Mostashari, MD, MSc.
Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy

Penny Thompson, Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid and State Operations at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services