Proposed 2013 ONC Budget

...The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 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 health information exchange to improve health care.

The FY 2013 Budget request for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is $66 million, $5 million above FY 2012. The Budget provides resources to continue supporting, and further advance, the progress that ONC has achieved in creating a nationwide health information technology (health IT) infrastructure in response to the mandates set forth in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. In addition, ONC will continue efforts to accelerate the adoption of health IT and help physicians achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). The Budget also includes resources for ONC to serve as the Federal health IT leader.