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Office of E-Health Standards and Services

Robert Tagalicod, Director

Lorraine Doo, Acting Deputy Director

Administrative Simplification Group - Denise Buenning, Director

HIT Initiatives Group - Elizabeth Holland, Director

Functional Statement

  • Develops and coordinates implementation of a comprehensive e-health strategy for CMS. Coordinates and supports internal and external technical activities related to e-health services and ensures that individual initiatives tie to the overall agency and Federal e-health goals strategies.
  • Promotes and leverages innovative component initiatives. Facilitates cross-component awareness of various e-health projects.
  • Develops regulations and guidance materials, and provides technical assistance on the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), including transactions, code sets, and identifiers.
  • Develops and manages the enforcement program for HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions.
  • Develops and oversees outreach programs for HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions. Prepares and delivers presentations and speeches, responds to inquiries on HIPAA issues, and maintains liaison with industry representatives.
  • Adopts messaging and vocabulary standards supporting electronic prescribing under Medicare Part D.
  • Serves as agency point of reference on Federal and private sector e-Health initiatives. 
  • Coordinates and provides guidance on legislative and regulatory issues related to e-health standards and services.
  • Collaborates with HHS on policy issues related to e-health standards, and serves as the CMS point of contact for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
  • Oversees the development of privacy and confidentiality policies pertaining to the collection, use, and release of individually identifiable data.
  • Provides the overall leadership for and coordinates the implementation of Title IV of the HITECH Act.
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