Micky Tripathi

Micky Tripathi, ONC national coordinator, discusses TEFCA's FAST track to FHIR exchange, the FHIR roadmap, concerns among EHR vendors on electronic case reporting and supporting data scalability to enable payers to advance interoperability.

The ONC chief touches on the new information blocking rules, FHIR, open APIs and how data exchange is evolving for a more robust public health response.

This week's top stories include Biden appointing Jeffrey Zients as head of the White House's COVID-19 response team and Micky Tripathi as head of National Coordinator for Health IT, while YouTube taps Dr. Graham to lead its health partnerships team.