Health IT Policy Committee: Recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health IT
The Health IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory committee, provides recommendations on health IT policy issues to the National Coordinator for his consideration. The National Coordinator is also the Chair of the Health IT Policy Committee, and, therefore, a formal transmittal letter must transmit the recommendations from the Policy Committee to the National Coordinator in his role as an HHS official. Once the FACA has been satisfied (i.e., a transmittal letter sent from the Committee to the National Coordinator in his governmental role), the National Coordinator can then determine the disposition of the recommendations.
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June 2012
The HIT Policy Committee provided comments regarding the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) Nationwide Health Information Network: Conditions for Trusted Exchange Request for Information (RFI).
- HITPC Transmittal Letter Gov RFI [DOC - 54.8 KB]*
- Governance RFI HITPC Workgroup Combined Comments [DOC - 104 KB]*
May 12, 2012
The HIT Policy Committee provided comments regarding the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) Standards and Certification Criteria (S&CC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition.
- HITPC Transmittal Letter MU NPRM [PDF - 63 KB]
- HITPC Stage 2 Comments [DOC - 96 KB]*
- Information Exchange WG Comments [DOC - 38.9 KB]*
- Meaningful Use WG Stage 2 Comments [DOC - 79 KB]*
- Privacy & Security Tiger Team Letter [DOC - 34 KB]*
- HITPC Transmittal Letter S&CC [DOC - 56.2 KB]*
December 7, 2011
At its December 7, 2011 meeting, the HIT Policy Committee approved recommendations on a security policy framework for electronic health records (EHR).
October 31, 2011
At its October 12, 2011 meeting, the HIT Policy Committee approved recommendations on the initial set of policies developed by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to govern its Query Health pilot project.
October 18, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee provided recommendations to the National Coordinator on issues raised by an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) (published July 26, 2011, Human Subjects Research Protections) regarding secondary uses of electronic health record (EHR) data for research uses. The recommendations were developed by the HITPC Privacy and Security Tiger Team.
August 18, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on a proposed set of federal data services which could be used to streamline eligibility and enrollment in health and human services programs. The recommendations, from the Enrollment Workgroup, were approved by both the HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees. The recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
August 16, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the issue of the capability of patients to view and download information about their health care. The recommendations, from the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its August 3, 2011, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
August 5, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on a quality measure framework and quality measures for Meaningful Use Stage 2. The framework and recommendations, from the HITPC’s Quality Measures Workgroup, were approved by the Committee during the June 8 and August 3, 2011, meetings, respectively. The HITPC recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
July 26, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee added an appendix to the recommendations to the National Coordinator on Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2), which were approved by the Committee on June 8, 2011. These missing objectives are summarized in the transmittal letter of July 26, 2011, and an accompanying comprehensive matrix of all Stage 2 recommendations. The appendix and comprehensive matrix have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
July 25, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the issue of amendments/corrections to electronic medical records. The recommendations, from the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its July 6, 2011, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
June 16, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2). The recommendations, from the Meaningful Use Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its June 8, 2011, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
June 13, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee submitted a report to the National Coordinator on usability of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The report, from the Certification-Adoption Workgroup, was approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its June 8, 2011, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee report has been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
June 13, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on individual-level provider directories (ILPDs). The recommendations, from the Information Exchange Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its May 11, 2011, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
June 8, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the issue of qualification of certificate authorities, which are the organizations that issue digital certificates to health care entities. The framework and recommendations, from the HITPC’s Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the Committee during the June 8 2011, meetings, respectively. The HITPC recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
April 13, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee accepted the following analysis or recommendations during its April 13, 2011, meeting. The analysis/recommendations were presented to the HIT Policy Committee by the PCAST Report Workgroup (analysis and suggested pathways to help achieve health information technology capabilities); the Privacy & Security Tiger Team (recommendations on the issue of public trust in HIT and health information exchange); and the Enrollment Workgroup (feedback on a proposed set of federal data services). The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
- PCAST Report Workgroup Analysis
- Privacy & Security Tiger Team Recommendations Transmittal Letter [PDF - 537 KB]*
February 8, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on matching individuals/patients to their information. The recommendations, from the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its February 2, 2011 meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
January 14, 2011
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on Entity-level Provider Directories (ELPDs). The recommendations, from the Information Exchange Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its November 19, 2010, teleconference call. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
December 16, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on Models of Governance to allow secure and meaningful information exchange within and across states, grounded in a common foundation of standards, technical specifications, and policies. The recommendations, from the Governance Workgroup, on the nationwide health information network governance issue were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its December 13, 2010, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
November 29, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on privacy and security policies and practices on provider authentication. The recommendations, from the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its November 19, 2010, teleconference call. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
September 7, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee have made initial recommendations to the National Coordinator on steps to ensure a more efficient, consumer-mediated and transparent enrollment process for health and human services programs, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The HIT Policy and Standards Committees approved an initial set of recommendations on August 19, 2010 and August 30, 2010 respectively. The Committees' recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator for further development in consultation with the Secretary.
September 1, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on privacy and security policies and practices. The recommendations, from the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its August 19, 2010, teleconference call. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
May 6, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the (Permanent) Certification NPRM. The recommendations, from the Adoption-Certification Workgroup and the Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its May 6, 2010, teleconference call. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
- Adoption-Certification Transmittal Letter – Permanent Certification NPRM [PDF - 409 KB]
- Privacy & SecurityTransmittal Letter – Permanent Certification NPRM [PDF - 410 KB]
April 21, 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the subject of Health IT Safety. The recommendations, from the Adoption-Certification Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its April 21, 2010, meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
April 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on the (Temporary) Certification NPRM. The recommendations, from the Adoption-Certification Workgroup and the Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee during its April 5, 2010, teleconference call. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator.
March 2010
The HIT Policy Committee has made recommendations to the National Coordinator on (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding CMS’ incentive program for the meaningful use of EHRs; and (2) the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for EHRs. The recommendations, from the Meaningful Use, Certification/Adoption, Privacy & Security Policy, and Information Exchange Workgroups, were approved by the HIT Policy Committee at its February 2010 meeting. The HIT Policy Committee recommendations have been transmitted to the National Coordinator and to CMS.
To make public comments on CMS’ NPRM go to http://www.regulations.gov.
August 14, 2009
July 16, 2009
- Transmittal Letter
- Attachments
