Jan 20, 2021 4:55pm
An expert on interoperability, privacy and technology standards, Micky Tripathi most recently served as chief strategy officer at Arcadia, a population health management solutions company. (everythingpossible/GettyImages)
Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., a recognized name in the health tech world, has been tapped as the new national coordinator for health IT under President Joe Biden s administration.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted leadership changes on its website Wednesday but has yet to issue a press release.
Tripathi will replace the outgoing Don Rucker, M.D., who held the position since April 2017. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides counsel for the development and implementation of a national health information technology framework.