HIT Standards Committee Implementation Workgroup Aneesh Chopra Chief Technology Officer Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) October 29, 2009.

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Aneesh ChopraAneesh ChopraChief Technology OfficerOffice of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

October 29, 2009

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Workgroup MembersChair Aneesh Chopra, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Members Jonathan Perlin, HCA Healthcare John Halamka, Harvard Medical School Lisa Carnahan, NIST Anne Castro, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina John Derr, Golden Living LLC Carol Diamond, Markle Foundation James Ferguson, Kaiser Permanente Linda Fischetti, Department of Veterans Affairs Elizabeth Johnson, Tenet Healthcare Corporation David McCallie, Cerner Judy Murphy, Aurora Health Care Nancy Orvis, Department of Defense Wes Rishel, Gartner, Inc. Christopher Ross, MinuteClinic

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Workgroup Charges

Broad Charge– To bring forward “real-world” implementation experience into

the HIT Standards Committee recommendations– Special emphasis on strategies to accelerate the adoption of

proposed standards, or mitigate barriers, if any

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Workgroup Charges

Specific Charge– Benchmark adoption rates for proposed standards across

diverse settings– Solicit public input on what stakeholders need to lower the

barriers to standards adoption– Evaluate the degree to which proposed standards achieve

policy objectives– Establish an ongoing process to gather public input to inform

future standards development, revisions to existing standards, or guidance on tools to minimize the cost of adoption