Dr. David Blumenthal's Plans To Step Down As National Coordinator For Health IT

Statement from HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber, CAE


We learned that Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health IT, has decided to return to his previous position at Harvard this spring, leaving behind a legacy of achievement in implementing the President's and Congress' vision of an interoperable healthcare system. Despite pressure from many sides, he has been able to pull resources from across the government and the nation, stick to an extremely aggressive schedule set by law, and begin putting the critical pieces into place to establish a safer and more efficient healthcare system in the U.S. Dr. Blumenthal clearly understood that the on-going healthcare IT transformation must not leave any community behind and he was pleased that many initiatives, including HIMSS Diversity Business Roundtable and HIMSS Latino Initiative, were launched to specifically address this national challenge.


One of Dr. Blumenthal's key successes has been to put together a great team, so I have no doubt that ONC will continue to build upon the progress that has already been made. We look forward to Dr. Blumenthal's joint keynote address with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at HIMSS11 in Orlando on Feb. 23, 2011.


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