The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has appointed Christopher Boone to fill the vacancy on the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee, one of three committee positions held by advocates for patients or consumers.
Boone currently serves as director of outpatient quality and health IT for the American Heart Association.
The HIT Policy Committee makes recommendations to the national coordinator for health information technology on the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information.
