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Health Information Technology: Key Committees and Agencies Race Forward with Implementation of Stimulus Mandates Relating to Health IT

Healthcare Privacy Update
June 1, 2009

Implementation of the Health Information Technology (HIT) provisions of the stimulus law is underway and proceeding rapidly, in large part because of ambitious deadlines Congress set when drafting the legislation. This update discusses important developments in this area, including inaugural meetings of the HIT Policy and Standards Committees, as well as the release of HIT implementation plans by ONCHIT and CMS. These developments have implications for a wide range of health care stakeholders—including pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, physicians, and hospitals—and present numerous upcoming opportunities for public comment and stakeholder input.