The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee on Wednesday finalized its list of 31 issues to tackle over the next two years, including price transparency and third-party access to health data.
Members of HITAC, which provides policy recommendations to HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, voted to approve its annual report during a meeting Wednesday. Under the 21st Century Cures Act, HITAC is required to submit a report to the HHS secretary and Congress each year, outlining the group’s progress and recommendations for future activities.
The ONC sets objectives for HITAC, but solicits recommendations from the group to inform those goals.
All 31 tasks proposed in the 2019 report are related to three priority areas mandated by the Cures Act: interoperability, privacy and security, and patient access to information.
That’s become a controversial topic in healthcare, as the ONC moves toward finalizing its proposed interoperability rule that would allow patients to download their own health data from providers using third-party apps. Provider groups have repeatedly expressed concern over the proposal, noting that app developers aren’t held to the same privacy standards as providers.
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