As we approach the end of 2026, the HL7 Program Management Office (PMO) has several exciting accomplishments to share. This fall, we’ve successfully closed out an existing federal contract, welcomed two new government contracts totaling nearly $7.8 million, and continued building our internal capabilities to better support HL7’s programs and work groups.
Growing Our Federal Contract Portfolio
One of our biggest accomplishments this fall has been securing two new U.S. government contracts totaling $7,798,014. These awards represent an important investment in HL7’s continued work to advance healthcare interoperability standards and provide a strong foundation for our federally funded programs over the next several years.
The new contracts include:
- FHIR Standards Stewardship and Regulatory Readiness Support: A three-year contract valued at $4,498,345 that will support the continued advancement of FHIR standards, infrastructure, and tooling, as well as activities supporting federal regulatory readiness.
- Support for Federal United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Plus Quality Standards Development: A four-year contract valued at $3,299,669 that will support continued development of standards for USCDI+ Quality and build on work completed under our previous contract.
In addition to these new awards, the PMO successfully closed out the previous USCDI+ Quality contract. We appreciate the hard work of Anne Wizauer and the many HL7 staff members, technical experts, and subcontractors who contributed to this program’s success.
These new contracts bring additional responsibility for the PMO, including contract administration, resource coordination, financial oversight, and ensuring program deliverables remain on schedule and within budget.
Strengthening HL7’s Financial Position
Another important accomplishment has been the continued implementation of our 15% General and Administrative (G&A) rate for government-funded programs.
Earlier this year, we reported approximately $98,000 in G&A funding. With the addition of our new federal contracts, we anticipate that this amount will grow to approximately $500,000, providing additional funding to support HL7’s administrative and operational needs.
This is a significant step forward in ensuring HL7 appropriately recovers the administrative costs of managing government-funded programs. It also demonstrates how improvements in contract management and financial planning can provide tangible benefits to the organization.
Improving Data and Reporting
The PMO has also made progress on one of our key goals for 2026: improving how we collect, analyze, and report program information.
HL7 PMO staff have been participating in Tableau training, a data visualization tool for creating interactive dashboards and reports. Lynn Laakso will lead dashboard development, beginning with Work Group Health and Project Business Statement (PBS) metrics.
These dashboards will help provide a clearer picture of work group activity, project status, and performance trends. Our goal is to make this information more accessible to HL7 leadership and staff while reducing the manual effort currently required to gather and report data.
We’re looking forward to putting our new skills to work and seeing how these tools can help us better support the organization.
Looking Ahead
As we head into 2027, the PMO will focus on successfully managing our expanded federal contract portfolio, continuing to improve our internal processes, and developing Tableau dashboards that will help us better understand and report on organizational performance.
The growth of our federal programs and the additional G&A funding are encouraging signs of the progress we’ve made over the past two years. We’re proud of what our small team has accomplished and appreciate the collaboration and support we receive from colleagues throughout HL7.
We look forward to building on this progress in 2027!
