Health IT Policy Committee Established

In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides that the Health IT (HIT) Policy Committee be created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information.

The HIT Policy Committee will make recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides that the HIT Policy Committee shall at least make recommendations on standards, implementation specifications, and certifications criteria in eight specific areas.

Membership

The HIT Policy Committee is comprised of:

1. 3 individuals chosen by the Secretary of Health and Human Services

2. 13 members appointed by the Acting Comptroller General of the United States

3. 4 members appointed by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives

Chair

* David Blumenthal
HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Members

1. David Bates, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2. Christine Bechtel, National Partnership for Women & Families
3. Neil Calman, The Institute for Family Health
4. Richard Chapman, Kindred Healthcare
5. Adam Clark, Lance Armstrong Foundation
6. Arthur Davidson, Denver Public Health Department
7. Connie White Delaney, University of Minnesota/School of Nursing
8. Paul Egerman, Businessman/Entrepreneur
9. Judith Faulkner, Epic Systems Corporation
10. Gayle Harrell, Former Florida State Legislator
11. Charles Kennedy, WellPoint, Inc.
12. Michael Klag, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
13. David Lansky, Pacific Business Group on Health
14. Deven McGraw, Center for Democracy & Technology
15. Frank Nemec, Gastroenterology Associates, Inc.
16. Marc Probst, Intermountain Healthcare
17. Latanya Sweeney, Carnegie Mellon University
18. Paul Tang, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
19. Scott White, 1199 SEIU Training and Employment Fund