Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Health IT Strategic Framework

Strategic Framework: The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care [Download PDF Version - 10M]

• Transmittal Letter from David J. Brailer, M.D., Ph.D.
• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Addressing An Urgent Health Care Need
• Readiness for Change in Health Care
  • Avoid medical errors
  • Improve use of resources
  • Accelerate diffusion of knowledge
  • Reduce variability of care
  • Advance consumer role
  • Strengthen privacy and data protection
  • Promote public health and preparedness
• Vision for Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care
• Framework for Strategic Action
  • Inform clinical practice
    • Incentivize EHR adoption
    • Reduce risk of EHR investment
    • Promote EHR diffusion in rural and underserved areas
  • Interconnect clinicians
    • Foster regional collaborations
    • Develop a national health information network
    • Coordinate federal health information systems
  • Personalize care
    • Encourage use of PHRs
    • Enhance informed consumer choice
    • Promote use of telehealth systems
  • Improve population health
    • Unify public health surveillance architectures
    • Streamline quality and health status monitoring
    • Accelerate research and dissemination of evidence
• Implementation
• Public-Private Leadership
  • The Private Sector role
  • The Federal role
  • Role of the National Coordinator
    • Provide leadership
    • Promote collaboration
    • Develop policy
    • Support financial management
    • Enhance communication and outreach
    • Evaluate effectiveness
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Glossary of Selected Terms

List of Attachments
Attachment 1. Report From The Office of Personnel Management
Attachment 2. Report From The Veterans Administration
Attachment 3. Report From The Department of Defense
Attachment 4. Federal Health Information Technology Programs

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