Summary of Public Comment for Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

ONC received 96 comments on the draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan during the public comment period. The draft strategy focuses on 4 goals:

  1. Promote Health and Wellness;
  2. Enhance the Delivery and Experience of Care;
  3. Build a Secure, Data-Driven Ecosystem to Accelerate Research and Innovation; and
  4. Connect Healthcare and Health Data through an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure.

As intended by the comment process, comments were submitted by a wide range of stakeholders to include, but not limited to: health professional societies, providers of health services, public health entities, health information technology developers, hospitals, health care payers, health care quality organizations, state entities, health care suppliers of services, health care accreditation organizations, and patient advocates.

For those wishing to review comments submitted relating to this strategy, please reference the below chart. This chart may be sorted using the dropdown menu below.

Name Organization General Goal 1: Promote Health and Wellness Goal 2: Enhance the Delivery and Experience of Care Goal 3: Build a Secure, Data-Driven Ecosystem to Accelerate Research and Innovation Goal 4: Connect Healthcare and Health Data through an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure Submission
Kari Guida Minnesota Department of Health ✔ ✔ Submission File
Karen Schoelles ECRI Institute ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Josh Kellar, PhD Boston Consulting Group ✔ Submission File
Joseph Cody American College of Cardiology ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
John Dzivak Pt Pal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Joel White Health Innovation Alliance ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Joan Kegerize American Clinical Laboratory Association ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Jill Sage American College of Surgeons (ACS) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Jennifer Goldsack Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Jeffrey Davis American College of Emergency Physicians ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Jeff Coughlin HIMSS and PCHAlliance ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Halley Simpson Wilk OCHIN ✔ Submission File
Greg Fulton Philips ✔ Submission File
Grace Cordovano Enlightening Results ✔ Submission File
Gary Levin DIGITAL HEALTH SPACE ✔ Submission File
Elinore Boeke Electronic Health Record Association ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Drew Ivan Lyniate ✔ Submission File
Dexter Golinghorst Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) ✔ Submission File
Devon Adams Healthcare Leadership Council ✔ Submission File
Denise Zabawski Nationwide Children's Hospital ✔ Submission File
Deepti Loharikar Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
David Schwartz Cigna ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
David Pittman National Association of ACOs ✔ Submission File
David Dieterich The Missouri Health Connection ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File
Dan Soule Health Catalyst ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission File