Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) was established by the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) and is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), P.L. 92-463, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees. The HITAC will recommend to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology policies, standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria relating to the implementation of a health information technology infrastructure, nationally and locally, that advances the electronic access, exchange, and use of health information. HITAC unifies the roles of, and replaces, the Health Information Technology Policy Committee and the Health Information Technology Standards Committee that were in existence before the date of the enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act. HITAC replaced the Content Standards Workgroup of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee, which was part of the Federal Advisory Committee that was charged with making recommendations to ONC on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NEI, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIEHS, NIGMS, NINDS, NLM |
