The ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Tec

QUESTION

The ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) is best described as:

a. the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.
b. the principal federal entity charged with promoting nationwide sales of advanced health information technology.
c. a federal entity charged with increasing public awareness of the value of health information technology.
d. a federal agency that regulates the contents and functions of health information technologies, including PHRs.

ANSWER:

ANS: A
The ONC is described as the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.