Republican Lawmakers Question ONC’s Regulatory Role For Health IT
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to National Coordinator for Health IT Karen Salvo challenging her office’s authority to follow through on several recent proposals to regulate health software tools.
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