“When it comes to working on behalf of health data interoperability, few people are better qualified than Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., M.P.P., the new head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).”
“Tripathi has spent his career in the health information technology field, most recently as chief alliance officer for Arcadia, a health care data and software company. While there, he served as project manager of the Argonaut Project, an industry collaboration to accelerate the adoption of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).”
“Earlier, Tripathi was president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, a nonprofit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company. Before that, he founded and was CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange.”
“Tripathi recently spoke with Medical Economics® about his goals as ONC director, especially in the areas of health data interoperability and electronic health record (EHR) usability. The interview has been edited for length and clarity…” Read the full Q&A here.
Source: A Q&A with ONC director Micky Tripathi – By Jeff Bendix, July 6, 2021. Medical Economics.
