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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