ONC seeks comments on health it Strategic Plan

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Slideshow: Health it stimulates the Patient Care, SafetyThe Office of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator (ONC) issued Federal Health Strategic Plan: 2011-2015. The document is refining plans of ONC over the next five years, and its approach to the implementation of the health it in the years to come. CNO requested comments from the public about the plan to be submitted by April 22.

According to officials of ONC, the plan aims it to develop a coherent plan that brings together the efforts of the Federal Government, such as Medicare and incentive programs of record electronic health (EHR) Medicaid and investments broadband broadband for health care institutions; State and local projects supporting the exchange of information; and investments by hospitals, physician offices and hospitals of the criticism of the access to accelerate the adoption of medical records digitized. Electronic health information is also important to support the implementation of new payment models, such as (OCA) responsible for health care organizations.

"The coordination of these efforts is complex, involving collaboration between dozens of government agencies and financial investments." I understand, therefore, to question, I have heard several times over the past two years: "how all of this is together." ", said David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health IT, in the report, which was released March 25.

Despite the evidence of the benefits of health, ONC considers that only 25% of physician offices and 15% of the hospitals to take advantage of the EHR.

Originally published in 2008, the strategic plan is being updated to take account of two major pieces of legislation adopted over the past two years: the economic health Information technology and clinical health (HITECH) Act (ACA) affordable care Act. These laws are changing radically health this landscape by providing the opportunity to modernize the way care is delivered and improve the health of all Americans.

According to Blumenthal, the plan has five main objectives, some of which are familiar, including Medicare and motivation for EHR Medicaid programs and grants programs created by the Act of Hi-techs, which are the construction of significant support infrastructure use. However, the graphical plan also new ground for the federal health it program:

In a statement on the site Web of CNO, Blumenthal describes five goals:

-Goal I focuses on the first business promoting models that create the exchange of information (HIE) health, supports the Exchange where it does not place and to ensure that the exchange of information takes place through different models.

-Objective II focuses on health full how, in the national strategy on quality of health care and Plan required by the CAA.

-Goal III highlights efforts to strengthen the protection of privacy and security of health information. It addresses a major investment in education and awareness to increase the provider and the public understanding of the electronic health information, how the information can be used and privacy and the rules of safety and rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

-Goal IV recognizes the importance of the empowerment of individuals with access to their electronic health information tools that move towards more patient-centered care.

-Goal V describes the development of a "learning health system" that can consolidate, analyze, and use health information to improve knowledge on health in the whole of the populations.

Update plan begins in 2011, the year that Blumenthal describes as when medical care is entered in "age of significant use." The plan builds on the foundation of meaningful use, which promises to transform the health care system by improving the circulation of information using health it.

The plan addresses how ONC will work with federal partners and the private sector to use health it data: enhance the study of the delivery of care and payment systems. to allow individuals to be more involved in their care. and to improve care, efficiency, and the population of the results of health through tools such as clinical decision support, feedback in real time for clinicians and public health campaigns targeted performance.

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