Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC)
HITOC was created to ensure health system transformation efforts are supported by Health IT. HITOC is tasked with setting goals and developing a strategic health information technology plan for the state, as well as monitoring progress in achieving those goals and providing oversight for the implementation of the plan. HITOC is also responsible for assessing Oregon's Health IT landscape. The Council, in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority,
- Monitors and evaluates the shifting health information technology environment;
- Makes policy and strategy recommendations;
- Convenes committees as needed to collect and share information.
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Strategic Plan for Health IT
The Oregon Health Policy Board voted in support of HITOC's five-year strategic plan on May 7, 2024.
Oregon's Strategic Plan for Health Information Technology 2024-2028
Executive Summary: Strategic Plan for Health IT, 2024-2028
Resumen ejecutivo: Plan Estratégico de Tecnología de la Información (TI) de Salud de Oregon 2024-2028
The Strategic Plan for Health IT provides high-level priorities, guidance, and direction for health IT over the next five years. HITOC identified the priority work for partners in the health IT landscape to coordinate health IT efforts for the benefit of statewide progress. The plan was developed over a multi-year process involving HITOC meetings, two workgroups, and extensive community engagement (See
Community Engagement and Input Report 2018-2023).
The Strategic Plan includes HITOC's Vision, Goals, Principles, Strategies, and Activities for health IT in Oregon. The Strategies focus on patients and consumers, electronic health records (EHRs), health information exchange (HIE), community information exchange (CIE), interoperability, and governance.
The Strategic Plan is for everyone using or impacted by health IT in Oregon, including but not limited to consumers and patients, providers and clinic staff, community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, health systems, coordinated care organizations (CCOs) and health insurance plans (payers), technology partners, and state agencies.
To provide feedback to HITOC on this Strategic Plan or other topics, please email
HITOC.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov or provide public comment at a
HITOC meeting. Please see the Strategic Plan webpage for more information on the process and further materials and resources.
You can get this document in other languages, large print, braille, or a format you prefer free of charge. Contact
HITOC.INFO@ohdsoha.oregon.gov or (503) 373-7859. We accept all relay calls.
HITOC Member Recruitment
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is pleased to welcome six new members to HITOC!
The Oregon Health Policy Board approved the slate of new members at their May 7, 2024 meeting. HITOC’s newest members are:
- Brian Wetter, Vice President – IT Infrastructure & Analytics at PacificSource
- Jennifer Chi, Director, Digital Experience at CareOregon
- Jessica Soltesz, LMSW, Director of Social Health at Kaiser Permanente
- Nicolas Powers, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer at Winding Waters Clinic
- Omar Al Rais, MBA, MBChB, Vice President of Operations at Project Access NOW
- Tyler Stewart, IT Coordinator at White Bird Clinic
One seat is open and reserved for a Tribal representative. Recruitment for this seat is managed through OHA Tribal Affairs and is at the discretion of the Tribes.
How to apply for future vacancies:
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Background and Reports
See below for key resources, reports, and information about the work of HITOC and the Office of Health IT.
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