Blumenthal to Say Goodbye
Friday, February 04, 2011
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has announced he will step down from his position.
Photo: courtesy of HIMSS
Dr. Blumenthal was appointed as the head of HIT by President Barack Obama in March 2009. During his tenure, he served as an integral part in driving and implementing a nationwide transformation from paper records to electronic health records and helped execute a $27 billion incentive program designed to help physician practices and hospitals to install the necessary technology.
Dr. Blumenthal made huge strides in the implementation of President Obama’s vision of a vastly improved health care system.
He plans to return to his teaching post at Harvard University in the spring.