STAT July 25, 2024
A little-known office within the Department of Health and Human Services is getting a shot in the arm as part of a major agency reorganization announced on Thursday.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, better known as ONC, regulates data standards for health care systems, including the electronic health records that underpin patient care and billing. As data’s role in health care grows, that narrow purview has reached across HHS in surprising ways — especially with the explosive growth in health systems and insurers...