Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to advance health information technology and the secure exchange of electronic health information.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ONC | 2 |
| Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology canonical | 2 |
| ONC for Health IT | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7847316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Context triple: [HITECH Act, administeredBy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology]
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A.
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology is a specialized unit of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that provides access to information resources and tools related to health services research, health care quality, and medical technology assessment.
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B.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a U.S. federal agency that conducts and supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.
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C.
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is the top executive office within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, overseeing the department’s policies, programs, and strategic direction.
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D.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation’s major public health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and sets key standards for healthcare quality and reimbursement.
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E.
Centre for Collaboration with Systems for Health Information Networks
The Centre for Collaboration with Systems for Health Information Networks is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health sector that focuses on coordinating and improving digital health information systems and data sharing for public health purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Target entity description: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to advance health information technology and the secure exchange of electronic health information.
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A.
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology is a specialized unit of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that provides access to information resources and tools related to health services research, health care quality, and medical technology assessment.
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B.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a U.S. federal agency that conducts and supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.
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C.
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is the top executive office within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, overseeing the department’s policies, programs, and strategic direction.
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D.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation’s major public health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and sets key standards for healthcare quality and reimbursement.
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E.
Centre for Collaboration with Systems for Health Information Networks
The Centre for Collaboration with Systems for Health Information Networks is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health sector that focuses on coordinating and improving digital health information systems and data sharing for public health purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
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health information technology organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ONC ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ONC for Health IT ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfWork |
electronic health records
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health informatics ⓘ health information exchange ⓘ health information technology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
enhancing care coordination through information exchange
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health IT safety and usability ⓘ improving patient care through health IT ⓘ patient access to electronic health information ⓘ public health reporting and surveillance via health IT ⓘ reducing health care costs through health IT ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | federal health information technology coordination ⓘ |
| hasScope |
national health information technology policy
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nationwide health information network development ⓘ |
| hasTask |
advance interoperability of health information systems
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coordinate federal health IT programs ⓘ coordinate nationwide efforts to implement health information technology ⓘ develop health IT standards and certification criteria ⓘ engage stakeholders in health IT initiatives ⓘ improve health care quality through health IT ⓘ promote secure electronic health information exchange ⓘ protect privacy and security of electronic health information ⓘ provide guidance on health IT policy ⓘ support adoption of electronic health records ⓘ support meaningful use of health IT ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| industry | health information technology ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalForm | federal executive agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| oversees |
Health IT Certification Program
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implementation of federal health IT strategic plan ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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United States Public Health Service policy structure ⓘ |
| regulates | standards for certified electronic health record technology ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ |
| website | https://www.healthit.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Description of subject: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to advance health information technology and the secure exchange of electronic health information.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
HITECH Act
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administeredBy
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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HL7 International
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collaboratesWith
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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linked to: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
linked to: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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alsoKnownAs
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ONC for Health IT
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linked to: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology