1. The United StatesHealth Information Technology Strategy Lammot du Pont Office of the National Coordinator for HIT Funding Health IT, Government Perspectives June 9, 2005

2. The Vision: Transform US Health Care • Empower Patients • Improve Quality • Increase Safety • Enhance Value

3. Federal Funding for Health IT: HHS • Agency for Healthcare Quality & Research • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • Office of the National Coordinator

4. Federal Funding for Health IT: AHRQ • Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange • One contract • Assess and analyze impact of business policies and state laws on security and privacy practices • Collaborate with up to 40 states/territories

5. Federal Funding for Health IT: CMS • Doctors' Office Quality - Information Technology (DOQ-IT) • Medicare Modernization Act Demonstrations

6. Federal Funding for Health IT: HRSA • Office for the Advancement of Telehealth • Office of Rural Health Policy • Bureau of Primary Health Care

7. Federal Funding for Health IT: ONC • Evaluation of a Standards Harmonization Process for Health Information Technology • Evaluation Of A Compliance Certification Process For Health Information Technology • Developing A Prototype For A Nationwide Health Information Network Architecture

8. Federal Funding for Health IT: Others • Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Program • Universal Service Fund-Rural Healthcare Division • Department of Labor Source: US Department of Census: Fast Facts; April 29, 2005

9. Challenges to Change Aren’t New… “That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, is extremely doubtful because its beneficial application requires much time and gives a good bit of trouble, both to the patient and to the practitioner because its hue and character are foreign and opposed to all our habits and associations.” ? The London Times, 1834 By way of Dr. Jeremy Nobel Harvard School of Public Health

10. For More Information • Website: www.hhs.gov/healthit • Email: lammot.dupont@hhs.gov