Healthcare DIVE July 25, 2024
Emily Olsen

The revamp should help the department handle pressing challenges facing the healthcare sector, like cyber threats and the growth of AI, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.

Dive Brief:

  • The HHS is undergoing a major restructuring, placing oversight of technology, data and artificial intelligence under an existing office that manages healthcare information technology.
  • Along with assuming a larger tech role, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, or ONC, will be renamed the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, or ASTP/ONC.
  • The HHS 405(d) Program, a partnership between the health sector and the federal government on cybersecurity, will also move from the Assistant Secretary for Administration to...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), ASTP/ONC, Cybersecurity, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HHS, Technology
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