Executive Order 13410: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs
President: George W. Bush
Required federal health programs to use interoperable IT and publish quality and price information.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13410 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13410 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13410 do?
Agencies were to use recognized interoperability standards in new or upgraded systems and contracts, measure care quality, disclose program prices and encourage efficient care by January 1, 2007. Medicaid and SCHIP were expressly outside its definition. The Office of the National Coordinator’s FY 2010 performance report identifies EO 13410 as an agency interoperability requirement and describes later certification work.
Before and after
Before the order
Federal programs including Medicare, FEHB, TRICARE, IHS and VA had separate health IT and purchasing arrangements.
After the order
Agencies were to use recognized interoperability standards in new or upgraded systems and contracts, measure care quality, disclose program prices and encourage efficient care by January 1, 2007. Medicaid and SCHIP were expressly outside its definition.
The Office of the National Coordinator’s FY 2010 performance report identifies EO 13410 as an agency interoperability requirement and describes later certification work.
What did the signed order change?
Federal programs including Medicare, FEHB, TRICARE, IHS and VA had separate health IT and purchasing arrangements. Agencies were to use recognized interoperability standards in new or upgraded systems and contracts, measure care quality, disclose program prices and encourage efficient care by January 1, 2007. Medicaid and SCHIP were expressly outside its definition.
What happened later?
ONC — FY 2010 performance report: The Office of the National Coordinator’s FY 2010 performance report identifies EO 13410 as an agency interoperability requirement and describes later certification work.
What does that evidence establish?
New contracts were to follow normal renewal cycles; no additional federal spending was assumed. The order created no private enforceable right. The later report is evidence of federal health IT work, not proof that every program met each 2007 duty. Read the signed order for its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Federal health program agencies and HHS Secretary | Adopt recognized standards, quality measures and price transparency in program cycles | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13410 signed.
Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
New contracts were to follow normal renewal cycles; no additional federal spending was assumed. The order created no private enforceable right.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
- ONC — FY 2010 performance report (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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