Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a staff division of the Office of the Secretary, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ONC leads national health IT efforts, charged as the principal federal entity to coordinate nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.
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Formed | April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) |
Headquarters | Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building Washington, DC |
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Parent department | Health and Human Services |
Website | healthit |
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President George W. Bush created the position of National Coordinator on April 27, 2004 through Executive Order 13335.[1][5] Congress later mandated ONC in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, under the Obama Administration.[6]