Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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federal agency health information technology organization

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to advance health information technology and the secure exchange of electronic health information.

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ONC	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ health information technology organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ONC NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ONC for Health IT NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfWork	electronic health records ⓘ health informatics ⓘ health information exchange ⓘ health information technology ⓘ
focusesOn	enhancing care coordination through information exchange ⓘ health IT safety and usability ⓘ improving patient care through health IT ⓘ patient access to electronic health information ⓘ public health reporting and surveillance via health IT ⓘ reducing health care costs through health IT ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	federal health information technology coordination ⓘ
hasScope	national health information technology policy ⓘ nationwide health information network development ⓘ
hasTask	advance interoperability of health information systems ⓘ coordinate federal health IT programs ⓘ coordinate nationwide efforts to implement health information technology ⓘ develop health IT standards and certification criteria ⓘ engage stakeholders in health IT initiatives ⓘ improve health care quality through health IT ⓘ promote secure electronic health information exchange ⓘ protect privacy and security of electronic health information ⓘ provide guidance on health IT policy ⓘ support adoption of electronic health records ⓘ support meaningful use of health IT ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	2004 ⓘ
industry	health information technology ⓘ
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalForm	federal executive agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
oversees	Health IT Certification Program NERFINISHED ⓘ implementation of federal health IT strategic plan ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Public Health Service policy structure ⓘ
regulates	standards for certified electronic health record technology ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
website	https://www.healthit.gov/ ⓘ

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HITECH Act → administeredBy → Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ⓘ

HL7 International → collaboratesWith → Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: ONC