RT Journal
A1 Blumenthal D
T1 A physician goes to washington . . . and safely returns
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD January 4
VO 307
IS 1
SP 45
OP 46
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1899
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1899
AB 
From April 2009 to April 2011, I had the privilege of serving as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Obama administration. I was charged with implementing new legislation (the so-called HITECH law) whose purpose is to create a nationwide, interoperable private and secure electronic health information system. What follows are some personal reflections on my two years in government.