Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP
National Coordinator
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street, SW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov
RE: HTI-2 Proposed Rule
Dear Assistant Secretary Tripathi,
The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians across
16 specialty and subspecialty societies. The Alliance is deeply committed to improving access to
specialty medical care by advancing sound health policy. On behalf of the undersigned members, we are
writing to voice our overall support for the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient
Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule, which seeks
to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of
electronic health information.
Click here to view the full Neurosurgery Comments on HTI-2 Proposed Rule.
