Without adequate funding, ONC will be unable to meet its statutory obligations under the 21st Century Cures Act, which passed Congress last year, AHIMA said. The 21st Century Cures Act features several health IT-focused requirements, including the creation of a Health IT Advisory Committee to review and recommend standards and implementation specifications.
“We understand that Congress faces difficult choices in funding a variety of priorities with limited resources,” wrote AHIMA. “However, failure to adequately fund ONC will undermine a major tenet of the Cures Act itself.”
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