Premier provided comments in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Federal Health IT Strategic Plan that focuses on improving individuals’ access to their health data, creating a more equitable healthcare experience and modernizing public health data infrastructure. Premier shares many of ONC’s goals for addressing the policy and technology components essential for meeting diverse data requirements of all health IT users. In its comments, Premier specifically recommends that ONC consider:
- Conducting adequate and inclusive real-world testing of new standards – with input from provider end-users – before the standards are codified in rulemaking;
- Advancing standardization, transparency and automation of the electronic prior authorization process while working closely with providers and other end-users who have been piloting new technology standards;
- Holding artificial intelligence (AI) technology in healthcare to a standardized, outcomes-focused set of metrics that promote transparency and mitigate bias;
- Working across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to leverage ONC’s data resources to validate providers’ certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) adoption and use while limiting administrative burden; and
- Continuing to standardize and harmonize practices and standards for the collection and use of data on social determinants of health.