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Frank Sonnenberg Named One of 28 in the Inaugural Class of Health IT Fellows by
Department of Health and Human Service's Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
New Brunswick, NJ --The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) announced earlier this month that Frank Sonnenberg, MD, professor of medicine, was selcted as one of 28 practicing providers & office staff from 18 states to serve as the inaugural class of Health IT Fellows. According to the ONC's announcement, "The Fellows are clinicians, office staff and administrative office champions who have taken meaningful use and leveraged it to become more efficient and innovative in their practices. The Health IT Fellows will help promote and focus attention on stories, tools, and technical assistance that can be used in providers’ offices nationwide – and to help make these tools better with the goal of keeping the patient at the center of care."
Read the Office of National Coordinator's detailed announcement here.
Learn more here about Dr. Sonnenberg's leadership role implementing electronic health records at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group.