What is the HITAC?
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) was established in the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees.
What does the HITAC do?
The HITAC recommends to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology policies, standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria. HITAC has focused on five target areas as defined in the Cures Act: Design and Use of Technologies that Advance Health Equity, Use of Technologies that Support Public Health, Interoperability, Privacy and Security, and Patient Access to Information.
HITAC Member Appointments and Federal Representatives
28 Members as of January 1, 2023
Three patient advocate/consumer members
Congressional Appointments
Two from each party in House/SenateGAO Appointments
HHS Appointments
Federal Representatives
576 Recommendations Transmitted to the National Coordinator as of January 1, 2023
2018 Subcommittees
2019 Subcommittees
- Conditions and Maintenance of Certification Requirements Task Force: 35
- Health IT for the Care Continuum Task Force: 13
- Information Blocking Task Force: 58
- Interoperability Standards Priorities Task Force 2018: 42
- Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Task Force: 30
- U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Task Force 2019: 48
2020 Subcommittees
2021 Subcommittees
- EHR Reporting Program Task Force 2021: 20
- Interoperability Standards Priorities Task Force 2021: 7
- Public Health Data Systems Task Force 2021: 52
- U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Task Force 2021: 54
2022 Subcommittees
- Adopted Standards Task Force 2022: 55
- e-Prior Authorization Request for Information Task Force 2022: 13
- Interoperability Standards Workgroup: 44
- Public Health Data Systems Task Force 2022: 53
Other Subcommittees
Other HITAC Deliverables as of January 1, 2023
Previous Federal Advisory Committees
The work of the previous Health IT Policy Committee and Health IT Standards Committee can be found here: