Evaluation of a Standards Harmonization Process for Health
Information Technology
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has as its
mission the implementation of President Bush’s vision for widespread adoption of interoperable
electronic health records (EHRs) within ten (10) years. In the fall of 2005, ONC awarded
multiple contracts to advance this goal. Among these were contracts for creating processes to
harmonize standards, certify EHR applications, develop nationwide health information network
prototypes and recommend necessary changes to standardized diverse security and privacy
policies. ANSI in cooperation with strategic partners HIMSS, Booz Allen Hamilton, and
Advanced Technology Institute was awarded this contract to advance this goal. This standards
harmonization collaborative established the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel |
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