HIT Policy Committee
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is now accepting nominations for four openings on the Health IT Policy Committee (#HITPC) in the following categories of representation or expertise required in ARRA: advocate for patients or consumers, health care provider, representative of a health plan or third party payer, and expertise in health care quality measurement and reporting. Nominations should be submitted by February 27, 2015 and sent to the email address or mailing address listed below.
Email: HITCommittee@gao.gov
Mail: U.S. GAO
Attn: HITPC Appointments
441 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20548
For more information, please visit the HIT Policy Committee webpage or contact Mary Giffin of GAO’s Health Care team at (202) 512-7114 or Chuck Young in GAO’s Office of Public Affairs at (202) 512-4800.
The HIT Standards Committee
ONC is also looking for nominations for the Health IT Standards Committee (#HITSC). If you are interested in becoming a member of the HITSC, you can submit an application using ONC’s application database. Applications for HITSC membership will be accepted through Friday, March 6, 2015.
ONC is striving to recruit the best qualified individuals to actively participate in its FACAs: the HIT Standards Committee (HITSC) and the HIT Policy Committee (HITPC). ONC has developed the application database to allow anyone interested in contributing HIT expertise to apply for membership consideration. ONC will use this database to fill expiring committee member terms (during open nomination times only), form new workgroups, and to refresh the membership of current workgroups. For additional information, view Frequently Asked Questions about membership.