Trump administration names national coordinator for health IT

The agency managing the federal government’s health IT efforts has a new leader, a spokesperson for the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has confirmed. 

Thomas Keane, a software engineer and interventional radiologist, began his role as national coordinator Monday, the spokesperson said. He previously worked at the ASTP and served as a senior advisor to the deputy secretary of the HHS, according to his biography on the agency’s website. 

Keane was also an administrator of the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, which offered funds to providers to assist with pandemic-related expenses and lost revenue, according to his bio.

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