President George W. Bush created the position of National Coordinator on April 27, 2004 through Executive Order 13335.
The mission of ONC is to optimize the paths to reach these five health IT goals along with interoperability to support the Triple Aim.
The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan from 2011-2015 had set these five goals In its ongoing work, ONC is looking to address these priorities in 2014: ONC's mission had previously been described as The structure of the agency offers insight into its strategic goals, and the agency's continued interest in collaborative, transparent, experienced leadership.
The provisions of the HITECH Act are specifically designed to work together to provide the necessary assistance and technical support to providers, enable coordination and alignment within and among states, establish connectivity to the public health community in case of emergencies, and assure the workforce is properly trained and equipped to be meaningful users of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
[27][28] In January 2018, the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) was established as required under the 21st Century Cures Act.
Vice-chair of this committee is Paul Tang, MD, MS, who is Vice President, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.