HealthLeaders Media July 26, 2024
Eric Wicklund

HHS Secretary Javier Becerra says the changes highlight federal efforts to take a more active role in defining AI and data policy and address cybersecurity concerns.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is being renamed the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC).

– ONC Chief Micky Tripathi will step into that role and also serve as Acting Chief AI Officer.

– The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will take over the so-called 405(d) Program, a public-private collaboration between the healthcare industry and the federal government addressing cybersecurity.

ONC Chief Micky Tripathi will be Washington’s current point man for AI governance under an...

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