From the April 2009 print issue
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- Community college training of HIT professionals questioned
- A new chief for ONC
- Blumenthal steps down from ONC
- Beacon Communities snag more money for IT
- ONC releases strategic plan for public comment
- Mostashari's ONC won't be as 'easy' to run as Blumenthal's
- Mostashari mindful of HIT stakeholder tension
- Mostashari takes reins of ONC amid praise
- Mostashari to succeed Blumenthal as health IT chief
- Comments begin to flow on ONC's strategic plan
WASHINGTON – Just as this issue of Healthcare IT News was going to press, the Department of Health and Human Services introduced David Blumenthal, MD, as the Obama Administration’s new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
“I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to serve President Obama and the American people in the effort to harness the power of health information technology,” Blumenthal said.
For up-to-the-minute coverage of Blumenthal’s appointment and industry reactions, please visit our Web site at
www.healthcareitnews.com.
