PCAST - Realizing the full potential of Health Information Technology

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President to augment the science and technology advice available to him from inside the White House and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies.

The PCAST report entitled “Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward” examines how health information technology could improve the quality of healthcare and reduce its cost, and whether existing Federal efforts in health information technology are optimized for these goals.  In particular, the report emphasizes a “universal exchange language” that enables health IT data to be shared across institutions.

Please take a few minutes to view the webcast and read the report.  I suggest people also read John Halamka's excellent summary of the PCAST recommendations around universal exchange language.

Read the report (PDF) 

Read the press release (PDF)

For more information about PCAST, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast

Update on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 10:26AM by Tom M. Gomez

Sean Nolan at Microsoft has published a commentary - via John Halamka's blog - A Universal Exchange Language Example.  Please take a few minutes to review and continue the conversation on our LinkedIn Group.

Update on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 2:44PM by Tom M. Gomez

PCAST Report Workgroup Meeting Slides

Friday, January 7, 2011

Friday, January 14 , 2011

Update on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 8:40AM by Tom M. Gomez

PCAST Workgroup Meeting Slides
Thursday, January 27, 2011

PCAST Workgroup Slides
Summary of Public Comments

Please join the conversation on the Summary of Public Comments on our LinkedIn Group.