Government
AMA trustee gets national health IT appointment
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 24, 2005
AMA board member Robert Wah, MD, has been named the No. 2 person at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology until the position is filled permanently. Dr. Wah, a reproductive endocrinologist and director of information management for the military health system, will serve as acting deputy national coordinator under David Brailer, MD, PhD.
Dr. Brailer's office is helping to lead the government's charge in promoting the adoption of electronic medical records.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/10/24/gvbf1024.htm.