HealthIT Answers January 28, 2021
Health IT Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations to Reduce Burden and Improve Care
By Michael Wittie and Thomas A. Mason, ONC
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) recently approved a report and set of recommendations developed by the Intersection of Clinical and Administrative Data (ICAD) Task Force.
The ICAD Task Force was established to produce information and considerations related to the merging of clinical and administrative data. The Task Force included a range of stakeholders as well as members of the HITAC and the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS). To meet the HITAC’s charge, the ICAD Task Force began with prior authorization as the initial use case.
Today, patients, caregivers, and clinicians struggle with information exchange barriers...