ONC Releases Five-Year Strategic Health IT Plan

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published its “Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2011-2015” this week, outlining five strategic goals. During the public comment period, the ONC received 240 responses, Jodi G. Daniel, JD, MPH, director of the office of policy and planning at ONC, said in a HealthITBuzz blog post from Sept. 12.

“This by no means marks the end of our strategic planning. The plan is meant to be a living document that will be updated based on experience with Stage 1 of the meaningful use EHR incentive programs and the results of our evaluation program,” wrote Daniel. “We will continue to track national progress toward achieving the goals laid out in this plan, particularly the high-priority goal for providers to adopt and become meaningful users of certified EHR technology.”

The goals include...