New ONC Leader to Speak at HIMSS14

Karen DeSalvo, M.D., the new national coordinator for health information technology, has been added to the keynote speaker roster for HIMSS14 in Orlando.


Karen DeSalvo, M.D., the new national coordinator for health information technology, has been added to the keynote speaker roster for HIMSS14 in Orlando.

DeSalvo is scheduled to talk at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27,  prior to the keynote address of Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Other keynoters during the conference include Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini (8:00 a.m. on Feb. 24), Hillary Clinton (4:30 p.m. on Feb. 26) and Erik Weihenmayer (1:15 p.m. on Feb. 27), a blind adventurer who has climbed the highest mountain on all seven continents, among other achievements.