Question

True or False? In 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT or "the ONC") was designated "the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is true.

Explanation:

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (usually known as the ONC) is a division of the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). President George W. Bush created the position of National Coordinator through an Executive Order on 2004. In 2009, the ONC was legislately mandated by Congress through the "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act" provisions of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009".

According to the ONC website, it is "the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information."