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- HHS restores ONC name, refocuses health tech leadership
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reversing a 2024 reorganization and restoring the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) name, refocusing the agency on nationwide health IT interoperability and data sharing.
The impact: This could shape how laboratory and pathology data are shared, accessed, and used in clinical care.
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- Enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and data operations have been moved out of ONC, enabling them to concentrate on health IT policy, standards, and certification.
The bottom line: A more unified federal approach to health data and technology could influence how information flows across the health care system.
What’s next: HHS will continue implementing this structure as it advances policies on interoperability, data use, and AI in health care.
Go deeper: Read more about the HHS announcement.