Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)

The Office of the National Coordinator established the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) - a public/private partnership with broad participation across more than 300 health related organizations - to identify and harmonize data and technical standards for healthcare. HITSP operates with an inclusive governance model established through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

HITSP works to:

•   Harmonize standards to use for specific priorities advanced by the American Health Information Community (AHIC)
•   Work with standard development organizations (SDOs) to ensure that standards exist to meet health needs
•   Ensure specific guidance exists to unambiguously implement harmonized standards
•   Foster the availability and use of health information technology standards nationally