Karen DeSalvo Leaves ONC, Will Join HHS Ebola Team As Acting Assistant Secretary For Health

Karen DeSalvo is leaving her position as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to take up the role as acting assistant secretary for health, the Office of the National Coordinator said Thursday (Oct. 23), less than a year after she stepped into the role. The ONC says DeSalvo will work with the HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell on pressing public health issues, including becoming a part of HHS' Ebola response team. DeSalvo's move follows two other key staff departures in the...