David Blumenthal, MD Named New National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Various news sources report today that David Blumenthal, MD, former Harvard Medical School professor, has been selected by the Obama administration to lead the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). HHS press release provides additional detail on Dr. Blumenthal.

Thanks to John Halamka for the tip who writes about Dr. Blumenthal in his post, "Hail to the IT Chief."