Robert Kolodner, M.D., has been named Interim National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Interim Health IT Coordinator Takes the Reins
By News Staff
9/25/2006
Robert Kolodner, M.D.
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt welcomed Kolodner to the post in a Sept. 20 press release.
Kolodner comes from the Veterans Health Administration, or VA, where he served as the chief health informatics officer and oversaw the development of the VA's electronic health records systems.
In his statement, Leavitt said Kolodner "joins us at a time when we are making steady progress in advancing the president's health IT initiative, and his (Kolodner's) experience in patient care, health IT and government will be invaluable to those efforts."
Kolodner replaces David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., who resigned the post on April 20. President Bush named Brailer as the nation's first health IT coordinator in May 2004.
Kolodner comes from the Veterans Health Administration, or VA, where he served as the chief health informatics officer and oversaw the development of the VA's electronic health records systems.
In his statement, Leavitt said Kolodner "joins us at a time when we are making steady progress in advancing the president's health IT initiative, and his (Kolodner's) experience in patient care, health IT and government will be invaluable to those efforts."
Kolodner replaces David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., who resigned the post on April 20. President Bush named Brailer as the nation's first health IT coordinator in May 2004.
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