Health IT Leader DeSalvo Takes Dual HHS Roles

InformationWeek: Dr. Karen DeSalvo will continue to lead the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) in addition to serving in a new role as acting assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

When HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell asked DeSalvo last week to become acting assistant secretary of health, overseeing public health matters including Ebola, the healthcare IT community speculated about the impact of the leadership change, particularly on initiatives including Meaningful Use and interoperability.

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