Health Information Compliance Alert
GAO Asks Public to Submit HITAC Nominations by August 24
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If you are interested in policymaking and implementing 21st Century Cures Act provisions or know of a health IT expert or provider who would like to get involved, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is requesting nominations and resumes. Details: GAO is tasked with appointing members to a three-year term on the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). “GAO expects to appoint at least five new HITAC members, focusing especially on health care providers, ancillary health care workers, health information technology developers, and patient advocates,” the agency says in a brief on the appointments. The application deadline is August 24. See the request, submit nominations, or apply in the Federal Register at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-07-19/pdf/2021-15136.pdf.
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