John,

You are invited to join Health Affairs on Thursday, May 9, for a special event marking the 20th anniversary of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Since then-President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13335 launching the office in 2004, each National Coordinator for Health IT has built upon the success of their predecessors to advance the implementation of health innovation technology to improve and transform the delivery of health care for all.

On May 9, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will be joined by the current National Coordinator, Micky Tripathi, and several of his predecessors for a look back at the achievements of the ONC on electronic health records, interoperability, meaningful use, and more, and a look forward at the opportunities and challenges ahead in health information technology, including harnessing artificial intelligence, improving data analytics, and expanding digital health.

The current list of participants is:

• Micky Tripathi (2021- ), National Coordinator for Health IT

• David Brailer (2004-2006), Chief Medical Officer, The Cigna Group

• Rob Kolodner (2006- 2009), Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ViTel Net

• David Blumenthal (2009-2011), Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health

• Karen DeSalvo (2014-2016), Chief Health Officer, Google

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Place: Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event

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