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 four target areas as defined in the Cures Act: Interoperability, Privacy and Security, Patient Access to Information, and Use of Technologies that Support Public Health.
HITAC Member Appointments and Federal Representatives
27 Members as of January 1, 2022
8
Congressional Appointments
Two from each party in House/Senate16
GAO Appointments
Four patient advocate/consumer members3
HHS Appointments
6
Federal Representatives
411 Recommendations Transmitted to the National Coordinator as of January 1, 2022
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
Other Subcommittees
Other HITAC Deliverables as of January 1, 2022
Previous Federal Advisory Committees
The work of the previous Health IT Policy Committee and Health IT Standards Committee can be found here: