Karen DeSalvo
Karen DeSalvo is a physician and public health expert who currently serves as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a staff division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)[1] in the executive branch of the United States Government. Her immediate predecessor was ONC Chief Medical Officer Jacob Reider who served on an acting basis for roughly three months following the resignation of Farzad Mostashari who resigned in October, 2013.
Dr. DeSalvo also previously served as New Orleans Health Commissioner and New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu’s Senior Health Policy Advisor. In her role as National Coordinator, DeSalvo reports directly to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of HHS.
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- ↑ "Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions | HHS.gov". hhs.gov. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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