@_bakulpatel keep up the good fight for innovation and safety, with good @ONC_HealthIT colleagues @Jacobr @JodiDaniel
— Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_MD) October 4, 2013
Dr. Farzad Mostashari leaves his job as the head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT at HHS today. His next step: joining the Engelberg Center for Healthcare Reform as a Visiting Fellow, collaborating with the Brookings Institution.

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The emphasis of his efforts there will be on how HIT can benefit smaller practices. According to the press release, he will focus on:
- “small practice transformation by developing innovative payment models that can better support these types of practices”
- “expanding the reach of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Learning Network, a Brookings-Dartmouth project that provides participating organizations the tools necessary to successfully implement accountable care”
- “continuing to expand the use of secure, private, and accurate systems of electronic health record adoption and health information exchange to support better medical practice”