Source: Healthcare Dive
Micky Tripathi, who has led the ONC since 2021, will head up the newly renamed ASTP/ONC. He also currently holds the acting chief AI officer position. The agency has already played an “informal role” in shaping the HHS’ technology and data policy, and the changes will help the government streamline its health IT work, Tripathi wrote in a blog post. The HHS is now on the hunt for a permanent AI chief, as well as a chief data officer. The AI head will set AI policy and strategy for HHS, coordinate the department’s approach to the technology in the healthcare sector and set internal governance policies around AI use. The chief data officer will oversee data governance and policy development at the HHS, support data exchange and manage the department’s data assets, according to the release.