FY 2016 Report on Conference Spending by HHS Staff Divisions

January 30, 2017

Sections of this report: Summary of Costs by Staff Divisions | Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) | Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

Summary of Costs by Staff Divisions

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Immediate Office

Name of Conference: National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference

Date: December 1-4, 2015

Venue, City, State or County: San Diego, CA

How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the conference is to

develop coalitions which is a requirement for the ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). HPP and PHEP support building healthcare coalitions in communities throughout the nation, to improve the delivery of medical care during emergencies, the needs for which may exceed the conventional medical capabilities within a community during incident response. Investments in

HCC's are helping to prepare the healthcare workforce for response is already proving beneficial. HCC Planning has supported local emergency responses, resulting in less reliance on federal assets and greater community capacity to respond to their own.

Estimated Cost: $115,875
Total Attendees: 1200
Total Feds on Travel: 45
Total non-Feds on Travel: 0

Assistant Secretary for Health

Immediate Office

Name of Conference: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Conference

Date: July 19-21, 2016

Venue, City, State or County: Baltimore, MD

How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of this annual meeting is to provide an opportunity to showcase ONC's strategic priority areas. It provides an opportunity for attendees to hear from ONC senior leadership, ONC's federal partners and stakeholders on best practices and lessons related to advancing the ONC mission of saving lives and saving costs through health IT.

Total Estimated Cost: $519,119
Total Attendees: 908
Total Feds on Travel: 27
Total Non-Feds on Travel: 12

Assistant Secretary for Office of the National Coordinator

Immediate Office

Name of Conference: Office of the National Coordinator Annual Meeting

Date: April 11-12, 2016

Venue, City, State or County: Washington, D.C.

How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity to showcase ONC's strategic priority areas.  Attendees hear from ONC senior leadership, ONC's federal partners and stakeholders on best practices and lessons related to advancing the ONC mission of saving lives and saving costs through health IT.

Total Estimated Cost: $195,200
Total Attendees: 1200
Total Feds on Travel: 5
Total Non-Feds on Travel: 20