Strategic Plan Workgroups
Oregon's Health IT Oversight Council (HITOC) is responsible for ensuring that the right strategies for health IT are in place to support Oregon's health equity and health system transformation goals. Starting in August 2021, HITOC began updating Oregon's strategic plan for health IT for 2023 and beyond.
Community Information Exchange (CIE) Workgroup
The Community Information Exchange (CIE) Workgroup was formed by the Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC) as directed by House Bill 4150 (2022). The CIE Workgroup's role was to provide recommendations to the legislature, HITOC, and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on strategies to accelerate, support, and improve statewide CIE in Oregon. Recommendations were submitted to the Oregon legislature in a draft report in September 2022, and a final report on January 31, 2023. Recommendations will also be used to inform HITOC's Health IT Strategic Plan for Oregon and OHA efforts.
The Workgroup met monthly March through November 2022 and was comprised of representatives from Oregon's diverse landscape of community, health care, and social services partners.
Visit the CIE Workgroup website for the charter, member roster, House Bill 4150 draft and final reports, Workgroup recommendations and considerations, and meeting materials and recordings.
For more information on CIE please see the CIE Overview Website.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) Workgroup
The HIE Workgroup was
chartered in 2022 to provide recommendations to the Health Information
Technology Oversight Council (HITOC) and OHA on strategies to accelerate,
support, and improve HIE across Oregon. The Workgroup provided recommendations
to HITOC in 2023. Recommendations intended to reflect perspectives from all
interested parties and partners, specifically including those serving
communities who face health inequities. The HIE Workgroup recommendations
informed HITOC's Health Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan for Oregon
and other OHA efforts
Visit the HIE Workgroup website for more information.
Health IT and Health Information Exchange Community and Organizational Panel (HCOP)
The Health IT and Health Information Exchange Community and Organizational Panel (HCOP) is a workgroup formed by the Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC). HCOP's role is to:
- Facilitate communication and coordination among health information exchanges (HIEs), coordinated care organizations (CCOs), and other healthcare organizations
- Identify and share best practices;
- Identify common barriers to HIT and HIE implementation progress; and
- Identify opportunities for collaboration amongst entities implementing and operating HIT and HIE.
- Provide strategic input to HITOC and OHA regarding ongoing HIT and HIE strategy, policy, and implementation efforts
The Panel is comprised of representatives from a variety of organizations across Oregon that are actively engaged in implementing or operating HIT and HIE programs.
The HCOP has no scheduled meetings and is on hiatus. Visit the
HCOP web page for a list of members, meeting schedules and materials.
Behavioral Health HIT Workgroup
In 2017, the Office of Health Information Technology conducted a Behavioral Health HIT Scan to gain a better understanding of the HIT/HIE landscape among behavioral health organizations, including their adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange (HIE). In 2018, HITOC chartered the Behavioral Health HIT Workgroup to prioritize the recommendations identified in the Behavioral Health HIT Scan report.
The Behavioral Health HIT Workgroup has been on hiatus since 2020 and there are no current plans to reconvene. For a list of former members, meeting schedule, and materials, please visit the Behavioral Health HIT Workgroup page.
Past Workgroups
See here for past workgroups.