2nd Quarter - Report

MHC HEALTH STRATEGIES for ADVAULT, INC.

Period 2nd Quarter 2013 Filed Jul 22, 2013 Signed by Maria Castillo

Official filing
Firm
MHC HEALTH STRATEGIES
Client
ADVAULT, INC.
Income
$10,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Discussed importance of high-quality electronic advance medical directives (ADs) for all adults over 18 years old that can be access 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week by patients, physicians, and hospitals anywhere in the world as part of the patient's electronic health record (EHR). Seeking consideration of ADs as a core requirement under the Stage 3 Meaningful Use Rule, as recommended by the HIT Policy Committee, Joint Commission, and the National Quality Forum (NQF). Proposals considered to incentivize all Medicare / Medicaid beneficiaries as well as all federal employees through FEHBP to create and store a digital AD.

Foreign entity interest: There is a foreign entity (Bhupendra Kansagra c/o Purebond Limited; Portland House 69-71 Wembley Hill Rd, Wembley Middlesex GBR) that holds a 30 percent interest in A/D Vault.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA H CASTILLO Senior LA, Rep. Kleczka; LA, Rep. Berkley; SA, Rep. Thurman

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Discussed importance of high-quality electronic advance medical directives (ADs) for all adults over 18 years old that can be access 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week by patients, physicians, and hospitals anywhere in the world as part of the patient's electronic health record (EHR). Seeking consideration of ADs as a core requirement under the Stage 3 Meaningful Use Rule, as recommended by the HIT Policy Committee, Joint Commission, and the National Quality Forum (NQF). Proposals considered to incentivize all Medicare / Medicaid beneficiaries as well as all federal employees through FEHBP to create and store a digital AD.

Foreign entity interest: There is a foreign entity (Bhupendra Kansagra c/o Purebond Limited; Portland House 69-71 Wembley Hill Rd, Wembley Middlesex GBR) that holds a 30 percent interest in A/D Vault.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA H CASTILLO Senior LA, Rep. Kleczka; LA, Rep. Berkley; SA, Rep. Thurman

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.