Missouri Health Information Technology Task Force

Governor Matt Blunt created the Missouri Healthcare Information Technology Task Force by Executive Order on January 17, 2006. The Governor created the task force to ensure that healthcare information can be readily available to health care providers, consumers and public health agencies in order to make the best healthcare decisions and to improve patient safety by reducing medical errors. He appointed Julie Eckstein, director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, as chair of the task force.

The 14 members of the task force will review the status of healthcare information technology adopted by the state, address issues related to the delivery of healthcare information, identify private resources and public/private partnerships to fund efforts to adopt interoperable health information technology, explore the use of telemedicine and make recommendations for implementation.

The task force will make initial recommendations to the Governor by July 1, 2006, with a final report to follow by September 1, 2006.