Micky Tripathi

United States

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HealthIT.gov

All views expressed or implied are my own.

Featured in: Favicon

jamanetwork.com Favicon

healthaffairs.org Favicon

medcitynews.com Favicon

healthcarefinancenews.com Favicon

openhealthnews.com Favicon

ramaonhealthcare.com Favicon

thetechstreetnow.com Favicon

healthit.gov

Articles

Advancing Cancer Care through FHIR-Based Reporting: Updates from USCDI+ Cancer – RamaOnHealthcare

Jan 20, 2025 | ramaonhealthcare.com | Micky Tripathi |William Gordon |Liz Turi |Claire Kihn

Advancing Cancer Care through FHIR-Based Reporting: Updates from USCDI+ Cancer HealthIT Answers January 20, 2025 Industry Expert By Micky Tripathi, William Gordon, Liz Turi, and Claire Kihn, ASTP/ONC Recognizing the importance of seamless data exchange in oncology, six health IT vendors have committed to supporting USCDI+ Cancer data elements (two more organizations pledged to promote cancer-related activities in their work), marking a significant step toward a more interoperable and...
Passing the Baton

Jan 19, 2025 | healthit.gov | Micky Tripathi

At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2021, I became the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2025, I will leave my role as the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of HHS.
Advancing Cancer Care through FHIR-Based Reporting: Updates from USCDI+ Cancer

Jan 8, 2025 | healthit.gov | Micky Tripathi

Health IT, Interoperability Micky Tripathi; William Gordon; Liz Turi and Claire Kihn | January 8, 2025 Recognizing the importance of seamless data exchange in oncology, six health IT vendors have committed to supporting USCDI+ Cancer data elements (two more organizations pledged to promote cancer-related activities in their work), marking a significant step toward a more interoperable and standardized healthcare system.
Getting Real about Information Blocking and APIs

Oct 8, 2024 | healthit.gov | Micky Tripathi

Our country has made tremendous strides and invested billions of private and public dollars in establishing the digital future of the health care system. We are thus highly concerned about ongoing and recent reports that we have received about potential violations of both the letter and spirit of the various laws and regulations now in place to ensure information-sharing to improve our health care system and enhance the lives of all Americans.
HHS Making Progress on Department-wide Alignment of Health IT Investments

Aug 9, 2024 | healthit.gov | Micky Tripathi

This blog was co-authored with Lisa Molyneux, the HHS assistant secretary for financial resources (acting). In summer 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a plan for a department-wide management policy to advance interoperability through departmental activities.
ONC’s Next Chapter – RamaOnHealthcare

Jul 28, 2024 | ramaonhealthcare.com | Micky Tripathi

ONC’s Next Chapter HealthIT Answers July 28, 2024Industry ExpertIn April, ONC commemorated its 20th birthday. Milestones like this offer the opportunity to take a break from our busy schedules to pause and reflect. I have been privileged to play a part in ONC’s journey throughout these past two decades, and I would like to share some of my reflections. But first, I would like to share some exciting news. Recently, a Federal Register notice posted that has written the next chapter of ONC.
ONC’s Next Chapter

Jul 25, 2024 | healthit.gov | Micky Tripathi

Health IT Micky Tripathi | July 25, 2024 In April, ONC commemorated its 20th birthday. Milestones like this offer the opportunity to take a break from our busy schedules to pause and reflect. I have been privileged to play a part in ONC’s journey throughout these past two decades, and I would like to share some of my reflections. But first, I would like to share some exciting news. Today, a Federal Register notice posted that has written the next chapter of ONC.
A Regulation To Promote Responsible AI In Health Care

Feb 28, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Jordan Everson |Jeffery Smith |Kathryn Marchesini |Micky Tripathi

The Department of Health and Human Services through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently published the “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability,” (HTI-1) final rule, which includes first-of-its-kind federal requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-based predictive software in health care.
Accelerating The Exchange Of Health And Human Services Data To Improve Outcomes And Disrupt Inequities

Feb 22, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Marko Mijic |Micky Tripathi

The exchange of health information is at the core of national efforts to transform our health care delivery system to generate value for patients. Over the last few years, the federal government, alongside many states, has worked to enable not only the exchange of data, but also the practical use of the data to improve outcomes and disrupt the deep inequities in our health care system.
SAMHSA and ONC Launch the Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative

Feb 5, 2024 | samhsa.gov | Micky Tripathi |Miriam Delphin-Rittmon

Date: February 05, 2024 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will work together to invest more than $20 million of SAMHSA funds over the next three years in an initiative to advance health information technology (IT) in behavioral health care and practice settings.