The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially reverted the name of its health IT office to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a move announced earlier this week. This change also shifts the office’s focus back to external IT coordination, removing oversight of HHS’s internal technology use, which had been a focus under the previous administration.
In 2024, the Biden administration had expanded the office’s title to include Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), integrating roles related to technology and data management. The recent announcement undoes this expansion, reallocating those responsibilities and certain cybersecurity functions to the chief information officer’s office. This restructuring aims to streamline ONC’s operations, aligning them with the current administration’s priorities, particularly in enhancing patient access to health data and facilitating smoother health record sharing.
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