THE NEW FEDERAL STRATEGIC HEALTH IT PLAN
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services, has issued its Strategic Health IT Plan for 2015 to 2020. The plan, developed in collaboration with more than 35 federal agencies, has five main goals: Furthering the adoption of health IT Improving the security and interoperability of health information exchanges Strengthening healthcare delivery Supporting and improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities Advancing research and innovation The last federal Strategic Health IT Plan was released in 2011. The new plan is similar to the 2011 plan, and could better be described as a position paper than as a tactical, visionary document. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health
