Background
The ways in which technology is employed in health care is increasing and evolving. Health information technology has the potential, if used in an advantageous way, to improve the quality of care, increase efficiency, and prevent medical errors.
Where We Stand
The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp believes that health information technology (IT) should support and enhance high-value patient care, and improve the patient-physician relationship. Health IT must be useful and not add to the burden of care delivery, but instead help to reduce administrative burdens of practice. We support policies that aim to leverage health IT to improve shared clinical decision-making at the point of care, and to effectively and securely share practical and useful information with colleagues, and patients.
- PolicyPosition Statement on Reducing Physician Burden Resulting from EHR Alert and Messaging Functions 9/2024
- PolicyArtificial Intelligence in the Provision of Health Care 6/2024
- PolicyHealth Information Privacy, Protection, and Use in the Expanding Digital Health Ecosystem 4/2021
- PolicyClinical Documentation in the 21st Century 1/2015
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- LetterACP Support Letter for the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act 10/25/2024
- Letter ACP Support Letter for the Affordable Connectivity Program 10/25/2024
- LetterHealth IT End Users Alliance Comments on HTI-2 Proposed Rule 10/3/2024
- LetterACP Comment Letter Regarding HTI-2 10/3/2024
- TestimonyACP Statement to the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Markup of the Telehealth Modernization Act 9/18/2024
- LetterJoint Letter to House Leadership Regarding DEA Telemedicine Prescribing 9/10/2024
- LetterJoint Letter to Senate Leadership Regarding DEA Telemedicine Prescribing 9/10/2024
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Health Information Technology
Additional Advocacy Efforts
- Joint Letter to the White House Regarding DEA Telemedicine Prescribing 9/10/2024
- Joint Letter Responding to Cures 2.0 RFI 8/2/2024
- a href="/sites/default/files/acp-policy-library/letters/acp_response_to_2024_cures_rfi_2024.pdf" target="_blank">ACP Response to 2024 Cures RFI 8/2/2024
- Joint Letter to the Office of Civil Rights Regarding Breach Reporting Responsibilities 6/26/2024
- Joint Letter on Strengthening Healthcare Infrastructure in Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack 6/26/2024
- ACP Statement to the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Markup of Telehealth and Data Privacy Bills 6/27/2024
- ACP Comment Letter on ONC's Advancing Health Equity by Design 6/10/2024
- Health IT End-Users Alliance Comment Letter on ONC's Advancing Health Equity by Design 6/10/2024
- ACP Recommends AI Tech Should Augment Physician Decision-Making, Not Replace It 6/3/2024
- ACP Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Change Healthcare Cyberattack 5/31/2024
- Health IT End-Users Alliance Comments on ONC Draft Strategic Plan 5/28/2024
- Joint Letter to HHS on Change Healthcare Cyberattack and Reporting Responsibilities 5/20/2024
- ACP Statement for the Record to the Senate Finance Committee Regarding Change Healthcare Cyberattack 5/1/2024
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- Health IT End-Users Alliance Comment Letter on NIST AI Request for Information 1/31/2024
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- Patient ID Now Coalition Letter to and to Remove Section 510 in FY24 Budget 4/24/2023
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- Joint White Paper on Maintaining Consumer Trust in Health Care through Data Privacy & Patient Access 2/2023
- ACP Letter to CMS Regarding National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services: Request for Information 12/5/2022
- Consensus Statement Regarding Real-World Testing of Health IT Standards Prior to Mandating Use 9/15/2022
- ACP Letter to House Leaders in Support of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act 7/28/2022
- ACP Letter to House Leaders in Support of the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act 7/26/2022
- Letter to ONC Regarding Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria Request for Information 3/25/2022
- Health IT Leadership Roundtable (December 2021) Harnessing Data to Advance Health Outcomes for All White Paper 12/9/2021
- ACP Comments on OCR’s Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule 5/3/2021
- Joint Letter to House re: Patient ID Funding Ban in FY22 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill 4/1/2021
- Joint Letter to Senate re: Patient ID Funding Ban in FY22 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill 4/1/2021
- ACP Comments on CMS Reducing Physician and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Proposed Rule 1/4/2021
- eHI Joint Letter Requesting Extension of Comment Period for CMS Reducing Physician Burden and Prior Authorization Proposed Regulation 12/18/2020
- ACP Letter to President-Elect Biden Regarding Policy Recommendations for the New Administration 12/10/2020
- ACP Letter to ONC Regarding IFC on Information Blocking Dates and Health IT Certification Timeline 12/4/2020
- ACP Subspecialty Joint Letter to CMS Regarding Patient Access Rule Timelines 10/27/2020
- Joint Letter Re: Coalition Urges ONC to Delay Enforcement of Information Blocking Compliance Deadlines 9/29/2020
- ACP Feedback on Draft Voluntary User-Reported Criteria for EHR Reporting Program ​8/7/2020
- Health IT Leadership Roundtable (July 2020) The New Normal of Care Delivery: How COVID-19 Accelerated the Adoption and Use of Virtual Care and What’s Next White Paper 7/31/2020
- ACP, AAFP, and AAP Recommend Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Priorities to Senate HELP Committee 7/1/2020
- Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Priorities Sign-on Letter to Congress 6/29/2020
- ACP Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Regarding the Hearing Entitled, “Telehealth: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic†​6/26/2020
- ACP Response to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions White Paper “Preparing for the Next Pandemic†6/26/2020
- Sign-On Letter to Secretary Azar Regarding Maintaining Existing Telehealth Waivers ​6/23/2020
- ACP Comments to OIG Regarding Information Blocking Enforcement Proposed Rule ​6/23/2020
- Sign-On Letter Re: Patient ID Funding Ban in FY21 Labor HHS Appropriations - Senate 6/3/2020
- Sign-On Letter Re: Patient ID Funding Ban in FY21 Labor HHS Appropriations - House ​6/3/2020
- Summary of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Regulation ​5/28/2020
- Summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interoperability and Patient Access Final Regulation 5/28/2020
- ACP Letter to FCC Regarding COVID-19 Telehealth Program Eligibility Requirements 5/12/2020
- ACP Letter to ONC regarding COVID-19 Health IT Recommendations 4/29/2020
- Health IT Leadership Roundtable (March 2020) Future of Interoperability and Secure Consumer Access to Health Care Data White Paper 3/31/2020
- ACP Comments on ONC Draft Federal Health IT Strategy for 2020-25 3/18/2020
- Internists Say Health IT Rules Would Improve Patient Access to Data and Interoperability, More Still Needs to Be Done 3/10/2020
- Sign-on Letter to Administrator Verma Regarding Patient Identification 12/9/2019
- ACP Comments on CMS RFI on Using Advanced Technology for Program Integrity 11/20/2019
- ACP Comments on ONC 2019 Interoperability Standards Advisory 9/23/2019
- Sign-on Letter to CMS regarding Prior Authorization&²Ô²ú²õ±è;​9/20/2019
- Joint Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on Patient Identification8/27/2019
- ACP Feedback to CMS on Reducing Prior Authorization Burden&²Ô²ú²õ±è;​8/20/2019
- ACP Comments on Secure Electronic Prior Authorization for Medicare Part D Proposed Rule​ 8/16/2019
- ACP Comments on the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Draft Two 6/17/2019
- ACP Says Efforts to Improve Interoperability Must Happen In Stages 5/31/2019
- ACP Comments regarding ONC’s Proposed Rule on Interoperability and Information Blocking 5/31/2019
- ACP Comments regarding CMS' Proposed Rule on Interoperability and Patient Access to Data 5/31/2019
- ACP Statement to HELP Committee Hearing on Cures Act and Electronic Health Information 3/26/2019
- ACP's Comments regarding ONC's Draft Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs 1/28/2019
- ACP Response to CDC RFI on a National Testing Collaborative 12/20/2018
- Summary of 2019 changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program, and Other Federal Programs 12/10/2018
- ACP Response to ONC's RFI Regarding 21st Century Cures EHR Reporting Program Criteria 10/17/2018
- ACP Comments on ONC's 2018 Interoperability Standards Advisory 10/1/2018
- ACP Comment Letter to Senate HELP and Finance Committees regarding the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 9/14/2018
- ACP Response to Health Innovation Caucus RFI on Value Based Payment Reforms and Arrangements and Health IT 8/15/2018
- ACP Letter to Rep. Schweikert Regarding the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act 5/2/2018
- ACP's Comments on ONC's Draft Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement 2/21/2018
- Letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma Supporting "Patients Over Paperwork" and "Meaningful Measures" Initiatives 10/31/2017
- Joint Letter to ONC Regarding Pediatric EHR Certification 10/17/2017
- ACP Comment Letter on ONC Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework 7/31/2017
- Joint Letter on Delaying the 2015 CEHRT Requirements 2/28/2017
- ACP Comment Letter to CDC Regarding RFI on Clinical Decision Support 1/27/2017