An August 8 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health IT Law
& Industry Report and other publications, "Federal
Advisers Likely to Push for Better Health Data Exchange,"
discussed the Government Accountability Office's August 3 announcement of the first 15 appointments to
the Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee. Day
Pitney's Eric Fader was quoted in the article.
The newly formed committee, which replaces two other existing
committees, was created to advise the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology on policies to create
health IT infrastructure that improves electronic access to,
exchange of, and use of patient health data.
"The GAO has recruited a nice group of appointees, diverse in
both their educational and professional backgrounds, as one would
expect from a nonpartisan agency," Eric told Bloomberg
BNA. When the committee eventually makes recommendations, he
added, they should carry some weight. However, "obtaining
input from everyone in order to reach consensus might be like
herding cats, so I wouldn't expect anything concrete from the
committee for some time."
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