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Federal Advisory Committees Introducing Future Topics and Adding Workgroups. Discussion Document October 2009 ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose **. Federal Advisory Committees Introducing Future Topics and Adding Workgroups. Future Topics.
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Federal Advisory CommitteesIntroducing Future Topics and Adding Workgroups Discussion Document October 2009 ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose ** Federal Advisory CommitteesIntroducing Future Topics and Adding Workgroups
Future Topics HIT Standards Committee: Gaps in Standards 2013 and 2015 Certification Standards Implementation and Adoption of Standards* Process to Support NHIN Privacy and Security Standards * Retooling Clinical Measurements for EHR HIT Policy Committee: Privacy and Security* 2013 and 2015 MU Objectives Adoption – EHR/HIT Standards Process NHIN and State HIEs* Strategic Plan Gaps in Measurements Medicaid MU (coordinate with CMS) *Blue: Time Sensitive Topics ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose **
Proposed Workgroups HIT Standards Committee Workgroups • Implementation and Adoption of Standards* • Privacy and Security* • Clinical Measures • Clinical Operations HIT Policy Committee Workgroup Meaningful Use* Adoption of HIT/EHR Privacy and Security [new]* NHIN and HIEs [new]* Strategic Planning [new] *Blue – Workgroups that need to be active now NOTE: P&S Workgroups will share PC and SC members. ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose **
High-level Plan for Priority Topics for Committees and Workgroups • Privacy and Security (PC and SC) • Create new Privacy & Security Workgroup under Policy Committee to focus on these issues; add consumer representatives • Ask the P&S Policy Committee Workgroup to create recommendations based on results of the September Privacy hearing • Continue leveraging HIT Standards Committee Privacy and Security Workgroup to focus on Standards – security hearing is scheduled on November 19, 2009 • NHIN and HIEs (PC) • Create new NHIN Workgroup ( may include members from the current IE Workgroup); add other necessary experts • Hold inaugural Workgroup in-person meeting early November; present issues, recommendations at December Policy Committee meeting • Meaningful Use Specialists Measures (PC) • Continue to leverage MU WG • Hearing is scheduled for October 27 and 28 on specialties, small practices ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose **
High-level Plan for Priority Topics for Committees and Workgroups • Implementation/Adoption Workgroup (SC) • New Implementation WG has been launched under the leadership of Aneesh Chopra • Public hearing on October 29th to hear adoption experiences; and web-site for public input will launch at that time • HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee • Both FACA committees will receive briefing from ONC on broad strategies; ONC programs and evaluation plans Dec 2009/Jan 2010 • Strategic Planning Workgroup (PC and SC) • Consider framework/guiding principles for work of PC and SC with respect to creation of Nation-wide, interoperable, private and security health information system. • Relate that framework to strategic plan for work of ONC. • Begin work on recommendations for ONC concerning a strategic plan. ** Pre-decisional Draft Do not Disclose **