1. HIT Policy Committee Briefing on the ONC Agenda
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
December 15, 2009

3. ONC HAS CHANGED IN MANDATE AND STRUCTURE
Expanding Mandate…
EHR for all by 2014
Build a nationwide interoperable health information system
Lay the foundation for a learning health care system that can make health reform a self-sustaining reality
…ONC Structure adapting to this mandate
50 FTE  planned growth to 100+ FTE
Revised organizational structure announced December 1, 2009

4. PRIOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

5. REVISED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

6. ONC HAS WORKED RAPIDLY TO DEVELOP NEW REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS
New Regulations in Process
”Meaningful Use”
EHR Standards and Certification Criteria
Certification Process
More Than a Dozen New Programs Totaling $2 Billion
Regional Extension Centers
Health Information Exchanges
Workforce Training (Parts I and II)
Beacon Communities
And more to come…

7. A FRAMEWORK FOR IT ADOPTION IS EMERGING: AN EXAMPLE STATE
Community College
Workforce Training Center
Beacon Community
Regional Extension
Center
NHIN
Neighboring
State