ONC fills new job targeting EHR interoperability

Modern Healthcare (complimentary online subscription): HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has hired its first chief information officer as the agency shifts its focus toward improving the interoperability of electronic health-record systems.

To fill the new post, the ONC turned to Dr. Michael James McCoy, an OB-GYN with a decade of experience in healthcare IT standards development.

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