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Get to Know Us
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ONC mission is to create systemic improvements in health and care through the access, exchange, and use of data. We are helping to transform the nation’s healthcare system through policies, programs, and investments. Our vision is “better health enabled by data,” which means all our work helps to advance the use and sharing of electronic health information to improve healthcare outcomes.
Created by executive order in 2004, we have made big strides in improving health care through market-shifting policies and initiatives that have dramatically changed how we share and use health information.
We seek to attract and develop skilled professionals in the standards, technology, policy, and healthcare fields. As a relatively young agency, we value a flexible and high-performing culture that welcomes new ideas and perspectives. Our strength is our willingness to take on big challenges through innovation and resourcefulness.
How We Are Organized
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
- Immediate Office
- Clinical Division
- Evidence, Impacts, and Outcomes Division
- Public Affairs and Communication Division
Office of Policy
- Immediate Office
- Strategic Planning & Coordination Division
- Regulatory and Policy Affairs Division
- Interoperability Division
- Federal and State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Division
Office of Chief Technology Officer
- Immediate Office
- Artificial Intelligence Division
- Chief Data Office
- Data Division
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
- Immediate Office
- Data and Reporting Division
- Cybersecurity and Enterprise Architecture Division
- Operational Services Division
- Strategic Planning & Budget Formulation Division
- Legislative Affairs and Program Integrity Division
- Human Capital Division
- Procurement and Grants Division
Office of Standards, Certification & Analysis
- Immediate Office
- Certification and Testing Division
- Networks and Scalability Division
- Standards Division
- Technical Strategy and Analysis Division
Common Positions within ONC
Analyzes and evaluates policy, regulations, and legislation; monitors the effect these policies have on health technology adoption, electronic health information exchange, and interoperability.
Analyzes and evaluates Organizational Program Management and Administrative Operations. Performs limited studies of effectiveness of program and management practices/methods, and administrative operations.
Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of program operations to define and solve problems for program managers. Manages and improves public health programs that affect healthcare providers and patients. Has responsibilities related to the initiation, management, and/or close-outs of grants, contracts, awards, and/or cooperative agreements.
Analyzes projects for solutions of complex operational or policy issues in health IT areas such as: information security, information security reporting, quality assurance, health IT standards, interoperability, technical conformance and more. Stays abreast of standards and related processes that may impact future planning needs of the agency.
Behind the Scenes
Get a feel for our ONC staff members and the work we do in our blog series. The blogs introduce members of the ONC team, highlight the variety of positions inside the organization, and provide a snapshot of some of the variety of backgrounds that comprise our team.
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