The US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Progress and Promise for the Future at the 10-Year Mark

Karen B DeSalvo; Ayame Nagatani Dinkler; Lee Stevens

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.032

The US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Progress and Promise for the Future at the 10-Year Mark

Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Nov;66(5):507-10. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.032. Epub 2015 May 9.

Authors

Karen B DeSalvo¹, Ayame Nagatani Dinkler², Lee Stevens²

Affiliations

¹ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. Electronic address: karen.desalvo@hhs.gov.
² Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.

PMID: 25964084
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.032

Abstract

In April 2004, President Bush signed Executive Order 13335, which called for the establishment of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the US Department of Health and Human Services. The President charged ONC with the critical responsibility of ensuring that every American had access to his or her electronic health information and establishing connectivity of health information technology.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Access to Information*
Electronic Health Records
Government Programs*
Humans
Medical Informatics*
United States
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services