In this unit, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the oversight of health information exchanges (HIE) were explained. The ONC has three areas of focus: Transmitting and receiving health information to coordinate patient care Finding patient health information for an unplanned patient visit Empowering patients to collect their own health information For the discussion board this week, select one of these three areas and discuss it in more detail. Explain why that area of focus is important and needs to be coordinated by the ONC. Is there any area of focus you feel is missing from this list, if so, what is it and why?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. The post and responses are valued at 40 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.