Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy

The EHIgnite Challenge (ASTP/ONC) is open. The Challenge seeks solutions that improve usability of single patient #EHI exports. Phase 1 awards: up to 9 prizes of $10,000. Learn more: ehignitechallenge.org #EHIgniteChallenge #HealthIT #Interoperability #PatientAccess

The USCDI+ #BehavioralHealth Data Element List has been updated! Check out the updated list, reflecting key stakeholder input & supporting behavioral health data integration, exchange and reporting using #FHIR protocols. 🔎 Explore the updated list: uscdiplus.healthit.gov/uscdiplus/en/a… #USCDI #BehavioralHealth #Interoperability #FHIR #HealthData

At ASTP, Mark Atalla and our team are advancing data liquidity and a modern health IT infrastructure. We are focused on how technology can make health care more affordable and enable a patient-centered health system where medical records follow the patient.  Appreciate the conversation on improving affordability and access in healthcare.

📣 AVAILABLE NOW: The 2026 ISA Reference Edition is HERE! The new edition incorporates the Federal FHIR Action Plan to advance federal adoption of HL7® FHIR®. Learn more - isp.healthit.gov/sites/default/… #FHIR #Interoperability #Health

CLOSING TODAY: Comments are being accepted for USCDI+ Quality v2 until TODAY, March 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. You can also view the Final USCDI+ Quality v1, which builds on electronic data reporting needs for quality measures. Learn more & comment today 🖊️ uscdiplus.healthit.gov/uscdiplus/en/a…

ASTP’s Mark Atalla spoke with Federal News Network’s Terry Gordon about HHS’ recent RFI on AI. "When we think about both access and affordability, those are key pillars that we’ve focused on. How can AI unlock benefits across the U.S.? We want to make sure that we’re mindful that AI adoption is guided by real needs and experiences, which is the reason in large part to us releasing the RFI. Listen to the full interview for more on how we’re approaching AI: federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-int… #HealthIT #AIinHealthcare #PublicPolicy #DigitalHealth

LAST CHANCE ⌛️ - We want to hear from you! ASTP/ONC is seeking public input on whether the adoption of technical standards and certification criteria would improve how diagnostic images are accessed, exchanged, and used through certified #healthIT. Learn more & submit your comments by TODAY, March 16, 2026: federalregister.gov/documents/2026… #patientaccess #healthIT #certifiedhealthITLAST C

We want to hear from you! ASTP/ONC is seeking public input on whether the adoption of technical standards and certification criteria would improve how diagnostic images are accessed, exchanged, and used through certified #healthIT. Learn more & submit your comments by March 16, 2026: federalregister.gov/documents/2026… #patientaccess #healthIT #certifiedhealthIT

At #HIMSS26? Drop by to see us at 12:20PM PT for “Washington State Reference Implementation Empowering Patients with a Portable "My Health Summary". 📍 Interop+Smart Experience, Level 1, The Park (Hall G), Booth 12511. Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20…

Attending #HIMSS26? Join us at 10:00AM PT for an ASTP Education Session, “How HHS is Leveraging Technology to Lower Patient Costs and Reduce Provider Burden”. Where? 📍 Level 3, Murano 3204. Learn more:  app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20…

This session couldn’t be better timed. The most technically significant announcement at #HIMSS26 this week was athenahealth’s MCP server — a permissioned, structured pathway for AI agents to access patient data directly inside their EHR. That’s exactly the kind of infrastructure that only becomes possible when information blocking is actively fought and data liquidity is treated as a design principle rather than a compliance checkbox. The pattern across the entire conference was clear: the agentic AI deployments generating real outcomes — 42% reduction in prior auth time, 20%+ drop in coding denials, billions in prevented claim losses — are all downstream of structured, accessible, interoperable data. The models aren’t the bottleneck anymore. The data access layer is. Which is why the policy work your office does is foundational to everything the health tech community was celebrating on the show floor this week. The receipts only exist because the data was reachable. Full field notes from the week connecting these dots: onhealthcare.tech/p/himss26-fiel… #HIMSS26 #InformationBlocking #DataLiquidity #HealthcareAI

HIMSS26 recap! Today, during the “Fighting Information Blocking and Improving Data Liquidity” education session we shared our latest efforts to unblock the flow of health information, our role in #InformationBlocking enforcement, and our next steps. #HIMSS26 #DataLiquidity #InfoBlocking #HealthIT

If you’re at #HIMSS26? Join us for ASTP Education Session: Fighting Information Blocking and Improving Data Liquidity at 2PM PT. 📍 Level 3, Murano 3204. Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20… #InformationBlocking #DataLiquidity

At #HIMSS26? Join us for “From Pilot to Scale: Building Public–Private Flywheels for AI, Interoperability, and Real-World Impact”. 🕰️: 1:30PM – 2:15PM PT 📍: Level 2, Veronese 2501A Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20…

ASTP’s Avinash Shanbhag at #HIMSS26 discussing the #LEAPinHealthIT work advancing Individual Access Services under #TEFCA.

Attending #HIMSS26? Join us at 9:45AM PT for “Engineering the Future of Individual Access Services. 📍 Level 5, Pallazzo N. Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20…

The USCDI+ #BehavioralHealth Data Element List has been updated! Check out the updated list, reflecting key stakeholder input & supporting behavioral health data integration, exchange and reporting using #FHIR protocols. 🔎 Explore the updated list: uscdiplus.healthit.gov/uscdiplus/en/a… #USCDI #BehavioralHealth #Interoperability #FHIR #HealthData

At #HIMSS26? Join us at 3:15PM PT for “Making Individual Access Real: ASTP's LEAP Project and TEFCA's Future” 📍 HIMSS Connect Coral Theater, Level 2, Hall B, Booth 2016 Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20… #TEFCA #PatientAccess #LEAPinHealthIT

Discussing health information exchange, data liquidity, and more at #HIMSS26 during the CMS and ASTP/ONC Fireside 🔥 Chat on the Future of Interoperability! #PatientAccess #DataLiquidity #HealthIT

HAPPENING NOW: Today at #HIMSS26, ASTP’s Assistant Secretary Keane is joined by @CMSgov’s Amy Gleason along with industry participants to discuss health information exchange, data liquidity and more during the “CMS and ASTP/ONC Fireside Chat on the Future of Interoperability”. 🕰️: 11:30AM – 12:30 PM PT 📍 Level 3, Murano 3204. Learn more: app.himssconference.com/event/himss-20…