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Portrait of Matthew Rahn

Health IT Standards – The “Secret Sauce” that Brings Electronic Health Information to the Patient and their Care Team

Matthew Rahn | April 3, 2023

Matt is the deputy director for the standards division in the office of technology at ONC. The standards division is responsible for providing technical subject matter expertise to ONC and health IT partners to encourage the adoption and use of health IT standards.

Tell us about some of the projects or initiatives that you lead.

It is important for providers and patients to have access and share health data because it allows for improved health care outcomes.

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ONC Staff Profiles – Malikah “Mikki” Smith 

Mikki Smith | September 2, 2022

How does your division/office fit into ONC?
Cybersecurity is a critical component to create trust for the ongoing use and advancement of information technology. As part of ONC’s Cybersecurity and Enterprise Architecture Division (CEAD), I lead a team that works to provide cybersecurity and enterprise architecture management functions in an integrated and holistic approach across ONC to ensure and facilitate informed IT Capital Planning and investments, enterprise risk posture & management and coordinated Health IT cyber/privacy support.

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