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ONC’s new health IT committee will begin meeting in January with Schumer’s appointments still pending

A long awaited new health IT advisory committee – the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee – “created under the 21st Century Cures Act is scheduled to kick off public meetings in January.”

“… The new 25-member committee, made up of appointments selected by the Government Accountability Office, HHS and leadership in the House and Senate, is tasked with making policy recommendations to ONC with a particular focus on interoperability and privacy.”

“The group’s first meeting will take place on January 18, according to a notice (PDF) on the federal register. Eight additional meetings are scheduled for the remainder of the year. Within 30 days of its first meeting, the committee is required to develop a schedule for policy recommendations…”

“Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Eric Hargan B three members to the committee in November…August, the GAO appointed 15 members to the policy group, featuring leaders from several large health systems, the insurance industry…”

Source: ONC’s new health IT committee will begin meeting in January with Schumer’s appointments still pending – By Evan Sweeney, December 22, 2017. FierceHealthcare. Read the full article here.

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