Health IT Strategic Planning

The Plan defines a set of goals, objectives, and strategies the federal government will pursue to improve health experiences and outcomes for individuals, populations, and communities while also promoting opportunities for improving health equity, advancing scientific discovery and innovation, and modernizing the nation’s public health infrastructure.

The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2020-2025 outlines how the federal government intends to use health IT to promote the secure access of electronic health information to improve health.

View the HHS press release and ONC buzz blog.

ONC led the development of an Agenda that articulates a vision of a health IT infrastructure that supports alignment between the clinical and research ecosystems. 

HHS released a strategy to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden related to the use of health IT, including EHRs. The report’s strategies, recommendations, and policy shifts aim to give clinicians more time to focus on what matters – caring for their patients.

The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 [PDF - 1.9 MB] lays out the vision, goals, and actions that the federal government will pursue immediately and in the coming years. 

View the HHS press release, ONC Buzz blog posting and additional statements of support from private and public stakeholders.

This 2018 Report to Congress [PDF - 1.4 MB] describes the specific actions that have been taken by the federal government and private entities to facilitate the adoption of a nationwide system for the electronic use and exchange of health information. View other reports to Congress

The Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan [PDF - 311 KB] outlines a coordinated approach for federal agencies and the private sector to support patient safety in health IT.