DeSalvo nominated for assistant secretary of HHS
There's a good chance there will be another changing of the guard at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. President Obama announced his intent to nominate current chief, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, to be assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.
DeSalvo has been serving in the position on an interim basis since last October when she was recruited to help with the Obama administration’s Ebola response efforts. At the time, she was quick to reassure the healthcare community that she would remain as national coordinator as well as chair of the Health IT Policy Committee.
The assistant secretary of HHS oversees 12 public health offices, including the Office of the Surgeon General and the National Vaccine Program Office.
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.