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 123STA T . 231 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (C)revi e wF e d er alh eal t hi nfo r m ation te c hnolo gy inve s tments to ens u re that Federal health information technology p rograms are meeting the o bj ectives of the stra - tegic plan published under paragraph ( 3 ) . ‘‘( 2 ) HITPOLICY COO RD I NAT ION. — ‘‘( A )IN GE NERAL.—The N ational Coordinator shall coordinate health information technology policy and pro- grams of the D epartment with those of other relevant e x ecutive branch agencies with a goal of avoiding duplica- tion of efforts and of helping to ensure that each agency underta k es health information technology activities pri- marily within the areas of its greatest expertise and tech- nical capability and in a manner towards a coordinated national goal. ‘‘( B ) HIT POLICY AND S TANDARDS CO M MITTEES.—The National Coordinator shall be a leading member in the establishment and operations of the HIT P olicy Committee and the HIT S tandards Committee and shall serve as a liaison among those two Committees and the Federal G overnment. ‘‘(3) STRATEGIC PLAN.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Coordinator shall , in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology), update the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (devel- oped as of J une3,2 0 0 8 ) to include specific objectives, milestones, and metrics with respect to the following ‘‘(i) The electronic exchange and use of health information and the enterprise integration of such information. ‘‘(ii) The utili z ation of an electronic health record for each person in the U nited States by 20 14 . ‘‘(iii) The incorporation of privacy and security protections for the electronic exchange of an individ- ual ’ s individually identifiable health information. ‘‘(iv) E nsuring security methods to ensure appro- priate authorization and electronic authentication of health information and specifying technologies or methodologies for rendering health information unus- able, unreadable, or indecipherable. ‘‘(v) Specifying a framework for coordination and flow of recommendations and policies under this sub- title among the Secretary, the National Coordinator, the HIT Policy Committee, the HIT Standards Com- mittee, and other health information exchanges and other relevant entities. ‘‘(vi) M ethods to foster the public understanding of health information technology. ‘‘(vii) Strategies to enhance the use of health information technology in improving the q uality of health care, reducing medical errors, reducing health disparities, improving public health, increasing preven- tion and coordination with community resources, and improving the continuity of care among health care settings. ‘‘(viii) Specific plans for ensuring that populations with unique needs, such as children, are appropriately