CHICAGO – Nowhere else can you find federal health IT leaders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Administration and Defense, all in one place discuss the most up-to-date health initiatives impacting us all, say the organizers of HIMSS11.

HIMSS has released a list of government speakers and their sessions:

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
Keynote Presentation
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Donald Berwick, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Payer Perspective: An Update from CMS
Thursday, Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m.

The Honorable Aneesh Chopra, MPP, Chief Technology Officer, Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Technology within the Office of Science & Technology Policy
Health IT Venture Fair
Sunday, Feb. 20, 1:45 - 3 p.m.
HIT X.0
Monday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Honorable Roger W. Baker, MBA
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Session #14
Monday, Feb. 21
9:45 - 10:45 am

George Peach Taylor, Jr., MD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness, U.S. Department of Defense
Military Health Systems Education Session 7: Establishment of the Military Health System EHRs Center
Monday, Feb. 21, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, Surgeon General of the
U.S. Public Health Service
Views from the Top: Perspectives from the US Surgeon General
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Peter Levin, chief technology officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Health Community Synergy Session
Monday, Feb. 21, 12:15-1:15 p.m.

Todd Park, chief technology officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Innovation Opportunities for the Health IT Market Driven by HITECH and the Affordable Care Act
Sunday, Feb. 20, 1:45 - 3 p.m.

Sen. Richard T, Moore, Massachusetts, President of National Conference of State Legislatures
HIMSS 9th Annual Policy Leaders Breakfast - Keynote Address (invitation only)
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7-8:15 a.m.

Antonia C. Novello, MD, Former Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service
HIMSS Latino Initiative Launch - Keynote Address
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2-5 p.m.