Kolodner to Remain Health IT Chief

Note from Executive Editor Allan Holmes: Nextgov Editor at Large Bob Brewin, who writes the Defense IT What's Brewin' weekly column, will soon begin to post daily items in a new blog on Nextgov.com. You can still receive the What's Brewin' newsletter every Monday, which will include the previous week's blog items. Below is a sample of the kind of items Bob will write about. We'll post a few more before the What's Brewin' blog officially launches, when you will be able to read What's Brewin' daily.

Dr. Rob Kolodner told me he will stay on as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a position he held under the Bush administration, in the new Obama administration. It will truly be a demanding job considering Obama's commitment to health IT.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a stimulus bill on Jan. 22, which incorporates the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, which includes a $20 billion health IT package.