First meeting of the HIT Standards Committee

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Posted By: Roberta Mullin May 18, 2009

Health IT (HIT) Standards Committee Established

In 2009,the ARRA also provides that the HIT Standards Committee be created under FACA and charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information. Initially, the HIT Standards Committee will focus on the policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee.

The Health IT Standards Committee is charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information. Initially, the HIT Standards Committee will focus on the policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee’s initial eight areas. Within 90 days of the signing of ARRA, the HIT Standards Committee must develop a schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations developed by the HIT Policy Committee, to be updated annually. In developing, harmonizing, or recognizing standards and implementation specifications, the HIT Standards Committee will also provide for the testing of same by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).

Membership
The HIT Standards Committee’s membership reflects a broad range of stakeholders, including providers, ancillary healthcare workers, consumers, purchasers, health plans, technology vendors, researchers, relevant Federal agencies, and individuals with technical expertise on health care quality, privacy and security, and on the electronic exchange and use of health information.

Chair

* Jonathan Perlin, Hospital Corporation of America

Vice Chair

* John Halamka, Harvard Medical School

Members

1. Dixie Baker, Science Applications International Corporation
2. Anne Castro, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
3. Christopher Chute, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
4. Janet Corrigan, National Quality Forum
5. John Derr, Golden Living, LLC
6. Linda Dillman, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
7. James Ferguson, Kaiser Permanente
8. Steven Findlay, Consumers Union
9. Douglas Fridsma, Arizona State University
10. C. Martin Harris, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
11. Stanley M. Huff, Intermountain Healthcare
12. Kevin Hutchinson, Prematics, Inc.
13. Elizabeth O. Johnson, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
14. John Klimek, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
15. David McCallie, Jr., Cerner Corporation
16. Judy Murphy, Aurora Health Care
17. J. Marc Overhage, Regenstrief Institute
18. Gina Perez, Delaware Health Information Network
19. Wes Rishel, Gartner, Inc.
20. Sharon Terry, Genetic Alliance
21. James Walker, Geisinger Health System