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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided for the creation of an HIT Policy Committee under the auspices of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The HIT Policy Committee is charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health IT on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information.
Later that year, the HIT Policy Committee formed several workgroups to further the work of the FACA Committee. These workgroups are comprised of stakeholder representatives and subject matter experts. The HIT Policy Committee’s workgroups are: Meaningful Use Workgroup, Certification/Adoption Workgroup, Information Exchange Workgroup, NHIN Workgroup, Strategic Planning Workgroup, Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, and Enrollment Workgroup.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) also provided for the creation of an HIT Standards Committee under the auspices of the FACA. The HIT Standards Committee is charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information. Initially, the HIT Standards Committee will focus on the policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee.
The HIT Standards Committee also formed several workgroups to further the work of the FACA. These workgroups are comprised of stakeholder representatives and subject matter experts. The HIT Standards Committee’s workgroups are: Clinical Operations Workgroup, Clinical Quality Workgroup, Privacy & Security Workgroup, and Implementation Workgroup.
The National Committee on Vital Health Statistics (NCVHS) advises the Secretary of HHS in the area of health data, statistics, and national health information policy. In that capacity, the Committee provides advice and assistance to the Department and serves as a forum for interaction with interested private sector groups on a variety of key health data issues.
The American Health Information Community (AHIC) was established in 2005 to advise the HHS Secretary and recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health IT. AHIC recommendations addressed electronic health records; confidentiality, privacy, and security; chronic care; quality; population health; consumer empowerment; and personalized healthcare.
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