HIPAA Journal June 13, 2025
There have been a further two appointments to leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has sworn in Jim O’Neill as Deputy HHS Secretary, and Thomas Keane, MD, MBA, has been named as the new Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Last week, the HHS appointed Paula M Stannard as the new Director of the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Jim O’Neill, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
Jim O’Neill is a HHS veteran, having served in the department for almost six years between 2002 and 2008, first as Director of the Speech and Editorial Division, then Associate Deputy Secretary and Senior...







