ONC initiates health IT standards enrollment workgroup
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has organized a standards Enrollment Workgroup under the auspices of the HIT Policy Committee.
The workgroup is established in response to a section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which asks the HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees to come up with a set of standards to facilitate enrollment in federal and state health and human services programs, including offerings by new health insurance exchanges. Standards might be specified for:
The Enrollment Workgroup will be chaired by Aneesh Chopra, U.S. chief technology officer, and co-chaired by Sam Karp, California Health Care Foundation. Membership is currently being determined.
The Enrollment Workgroup will hold its first public meeting on Monday, June 14. Additional information is available at the ONC Website.
The workgroup is established in response to a section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which asks the HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees to come up with a set of standards to facilitate enrollment in federal and state health and human services programs, including offerings by new health insurance exchanges. Standards might be specified for:
- Electronic matching across state and federal data;
- Retrieval and submission of electronic documentation for verification;
- Reuse of eligibility information;
- Capability for individuals to maintain eligibility information online; and
- Notification of eligibility.
The Enrollment Workgroup will be chaired by Aneesh Chopra, U.S. chief technology officer, and co-chaired by Sam Karp, California Health Care Foundation. Membership is currently being determined.
The Enrollment Workgroup will hold its first public meeting on Monday, June 14. Additional information is available at the ONC Website.