Source: Policy & Medicine
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) recently released the 2024 – 2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan draft, outlining the agency’s health IT strategy over the next several years. The plan includes a greater focus on artificial intelligence, public health, and health equity. In releasing the draft plan, ONC is seeking public comment no later than May 28, 2024. The 2024-2030 Plan attempts to build on the 2020-2025 Plan that emphasized a more modern health IT infrastructure and improved the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. In the 2024-2030 Plan, ONC and more than 25 federal organizations addressed certain considerations and challenges to ensure the Plan remains relevant and effective in a constantly-evolving landscape. For example, the draft Plan identifies technological gaps and opportunities to modernize public health data systems, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.