Two new consumer-focused HIT FACA Workgroups looking for members

Submit your application for potential membership on two new consumer-focused HIT FACA Workgroups The HIT FACA Committees are forming two new consumer focused workgroups, the HIT Policy Committee’s Consumer Empowerment Workgroup and the HIT Standards Committee’s Consumer Technology Workgroup.  HIT Policy Committee’s Consumer Empowerment Workgroup will be charged with providing recommendations on policy issues and opportunities for strengthening the ability of consumers, patients, and lay caregivers to manage health and health care for themselves or others.  Examples of issues to be covered include patient generation of their health data, incorporating patient preferences into care plans, and new types/sources of patient data.     HIT Standards Committee’s Consumer Technology Workgroup will be charged with providing recommendations on standards and interoperability issues and opportunities related to strengthening the ability of consumers, patients, and lay caregivers to manage health and health care for themselves or others.  Examples of issues to be addressed include portability of patient data, patient access to and generation of their health data, and incorporating patient preferences for a variety of issues, such as care plans.   If you are interested in being considered for membership on either of the two workgroups, please register at ONC’s Workgroup Application Database.  ONC will be reviewing the applications received by January 14, 2013.  For more information on the Committees and Workgroups, please visit the ONC FACA Website.  Thank you for your interest in the HIT Federal advisory Committees.