In HHS Reorganization, ONC to Take Bigger Role
Healthcare Innovation July 25, 2024
HHS-wide oversight over technology, data, and AI policy and strategy will move to Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and ONC, led by Micky Tripathi
In a significant reorganization within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ONC will be renamed the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), with Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., in the new role of Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Previously, responsibility for policy and operations has been shared by and distributed across the ONC, the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA), and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Oversight over technology, data, and artificial intelligence policy and strategy will now move...