MITA (US)
Encyclopedia
MITA stands for the "Medicaid Information Technology Architecture". MITA is an initiative of the United States Center for Medicaid & State Operations (CMSO) intended to foster integrated business and IT
transformation across the Medicaid enterprise to improve the administration of the Medicaid
program. MITA is a national framework
intended to support improved systems development and health care
management for the United States Medicaid enterprise.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
transformation across the Medicaid enterprise to improve the administration of the Medicaid
Medicaid
Medicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
program. MITA is a national framework
Software framework
In computer programming, a software framework is an abstraction in which software providing generic functionality can be selectively changed by user code, thus providing application specific software...
intended to support improved systems development and health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
management for the United States Medicaid enterprise.