The draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan [PDF – 2.3 MB] (the draft Plan) is now open for public remark. The general public remark interval on the draft Plan ends on Might 28, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM ET.
The draft Plan is a complete and strategic effort developed by ONC in collaboration with greater than 25 federal organizations.
The previous 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan promoted a contemporary well being IT infrastructure and drove vital progress throughout authorities and trade to advance the entry, alternate, and use of digital well being info (EHI). The 2024–2030 Federal Well being IT Strategic Plan seeks to construct upon this progress and consists of an elevated emphasis in areas similar to public well being, well being fairness, and synthetic intelligence (AI).
ONC and its federal companions addressed a number of issues to make sure the draft Plan’s effectiveness and relevance in an ever-evolving well being care panorama. For instance, to deal with the challenges introduced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the draft Plan identifies technological gaps and alternatives to modernize public well being knowledge methods.
Moreover, the draft Plan acknowledges the present persistent disparities in well being care entry and outcomes and due to this fact, seeks to advertise equitable entry to EHI and communications know-how, truthful illustration in analysis endeavors, and be certain that fairness is inbuilt by design to well being IT.
Lastly, the draft Plan acknowledges the swift evolution of AI and elevated use in well being care, emphasizing the pressing want for the federal authorities to navigate this transformative panorama each responsibly and successfully in well being and well being care.
What are the Objectives and Aims of the draft Plan?
The draft Plan is intentionally outcomes-driven, with objectives and targets centered on enhancing entry to EHI, delivering a greater, extra equitable well being care expertise, and modernizing our nation’s public well being infrastructure. The objectives are divided into distinct classes, with objectives 1 via 3 addressing plans to enhance the experiences and outcomes for well being IT customers, whereas aim 4 is concentrated on the insurance policies and applied sciences wanted to help these customers.
How will the ultimate 2024-203 Federal Well being IT Strategic Plan be used?
This Plan is meant to function a roadmap for federal well being IT initiatives and actions, and as a catalyst for actions within the non-public sector. Particularly, the ultimate Plan will assist to:
- Prioritize sources inside federal companies
- Align and coordinate federal well being IT initiatives and actions
- Sign priorities to the non-public sector
- Benchmark and assess progress of federal well being IT initiatives and actions
Submit your Suggestions
Please assist inform the federal authorities’s well being IT and EHI sharing route by submitting your feedback on the draft 2024-2030 Federal Well being IT Strategic Plan.
