Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In 2004 the position was created by by Presidential Executive Order. In March 2009, President Obama appointed David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P. to the position. The primary purpose of this position is to aid the Secretary of HHS in achieving the President’s goal for most Americans to have access to an interoperable electronic medical record by 2014 (from the HHS.gov website.)
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