ONC adds principal deputy position
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has added the position of principal deputy in an effort to "to more effectively meet the mission outlined by the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health [HITECH] Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [ARRA].”
The new position of principal deputy will work with and report directly to the national coordinator and will be responsible for day-to-day operations, decision making and staff management of ONC.
The principal deputy also will oversee activities of four offices within ONC: Office of the Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy; Office of the Deputy National Coordinator for Operations; Office of Economic Analysis, Evaluation and Modeling; and Office of the Chief Scientist. One of the current ONC offices, the Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, is a position mandated by ARRA, and will continue to report to the national coordinator.
The new position of principal deputy will work with and report directly to the national coordinator and will be responsible for day-to-day operations, decision making and staff management of ONC.
The principal deputy also will oversee activities of four offices within ONC: Office of the Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy; Office of the Deputy National Coordinator for Operations; Office of Economic Analysis, Evaluation and Modeling; and Office of the Chief Scientist. One of the current ONC offices, the Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, is a position mandated by ARRA, and will continue to report to the national coordinator.
Beth Walsh,
Editor
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.