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HIT Policy Committee HIT Policy Committee Briefing on the ONC Agenda Briefing on the ONC Agenda David Blumenthal, MD, MPP David Blumenthal, MD, MPP National Coordinator for Health Information Technology December 15, 2009
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HIT Policy Committee. Briefing on the ONC Agenda David Blumenthal, MD, MPP National Coordinator for Health Information Technology December 15, 2009. ONC HAS CHANGED IN MANDATE AND STRUCTURE. Expanding Mandate… EHR for all by 2014 Build a nationwide interoperable health information system - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HIT Policy CommitteeHIT Policy CommitteeBriefing on the ONC AgendaBriefing on the ONC Agenda
David Blumenthal, MD, MPPDavid Blumenthal, MD, MPPNational Coordinator for Health Information Technology
December 15, 2009
ONC HAS CHANGED IN MANDATE AND STRUCTURE
• Expanding Mandate…
• EHR for all by 2014
• Build a nationwide interoperable health information system
• Lay the foundation for a learning health care system that can make health reform a self-sustaining reality
…ONC Structure adapting to this mandate
• 50 FTE planned growth to 100+ FTE
• Revised organizational structure announced December 1, 2009
PRIOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
REVISED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
ONC HAS WORKED RAPIDLY TO DEVELOP NEW REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS
New Regulations in Process
• ”Meaningful Use”
• EHR Standards and Certification Criteria
• Certification Process
More Than a Dozen New Programs Totaling $2 Billion
• Regional Extension Centers
• Health Information Exchanges
• Workforce Training (Parts I and II)
• Beacon Communities
• And more to come…
A FRAMEWORK FOR IT ADOPTION IS EMERGING:AN EXAMPLE STATE
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