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New This Week On HealthIT.gov In This Issue: New FACA Workgroups HITECH Act Implementation New Consumer Videos In Spanish Nuevos Videos Para Consumidores EHR Implementation Resource New HIT Policy Committee Workgroups We announced the membership of two new workgroups on the HIT Policy Committee earlier this week. The FDASIA Workgroup will coordinate with ONC, FDA and the Federal Communications Commission on identifying key considerations to improve patient safety and promote innovation in health information technology (Health IT), including mobile medical applications. For more information, check out the HHS press release. The ACO Workgroup will identify high priority areas where the use of health IT can support accountable care models. Among the areas the work group may focus on: data aggregation/analytics, information exchange that supports care coordination and consumer engagement. HITECH Act Implementation We added to new quarterly reports (Q4, 2012 and Q1 2013) summarizing the status of HITECH Act implementation. These reports attempt to bring together, in one place, all the statistics and activity around the implementation of the Act. So for those interested in following along as we move forward to help doctors and hospitals get wired, please click the link above! New Consumer Videos In Spanish We launched a pair of animated videos in Spanish this week to help you explain to your Spanish speaking patients how to manage their health through electronic health records and health IT. Help bridge a language gap by watching and learning together how health IT can make a difference to lead a healthier life through care coordination. Que bueno and feliz National Minority Health month! Nuevos Videos Para Consumidores En Español Tenemos unos videos animados en español para ayudarles explicar a sus pacientes de habla hispana cómo administrar su salud a través de los registros médicos electrónicos por medio de la tecnología informatica de salud. Ayude armonizar la diferencia de idioma, viendo y aprendiendo juntos, cómo la tecnología informatica de salud puede ser la diferencia que le ayude llevar una vida más saludable coordinando la atención de su salud. Feliz mes de Salud a las Minorías Nacionales! EHR Implementation Resource We updated our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) this week to answer common questions related to health IT. Questions specific to EHR implementation can be found under the 'Implementing EHRs' topic areas – covering subtopics such as planning your approach and vendor selection. You may also use the FAQ search feature to quickly find topics of interest, comprehensive answers, and other related FAQs. To view other NLC resources, visit the EHR implementation lifecycle steps.