ASTP/ONC
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) / The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide, standards-based health information exchange to improve health care. ASTP/ONC is organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
About ASTP/ONC
ASTP/ONC is the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. The position of National Coordinator was created in 2004, through an Executive Order, and legislatively mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009.
Through its work, ASTP/ONC remains focused on two strategic objectives:
• Advancing the development and use of health IT capabilities; and
• Establishing expectations for data sharing
The Foundation
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Vision
Better health enabled by data
Mission
To create systemic improvements in health and care through the access, exchange, and use of data
Strategic Goals
Advance Person-Centered and Self-Managed Health; Transform Health Care Delivery and Community Health; Foster Research, Scientific Knowledge, and Innovation; and Enhance Nation's Health IT Infrastructure
ASTP/ONC Organization
ASTP/ONC is organized into five offices. See the current organizational chart below.
