HHS chief information officer abruptly resigns
HHS' chief information officer, José Arrieta, resigned unexpectedly Friday.
Arrieta told senior leaders that he would stay on for up to a month to help with the transition, said two individuals with knowledge of his plans. He departs just four months after the department stood up the public data sharing hub HHS Protect, and a little over a year since he took over as chief information officer.
Arrieta and his team have been under considerable pressure inside and outside the administration, after HHS in July ordered hospitals to bypass the CDC when reporting certain coronavirus data.
The transition has been the focus of media reports and congressional probes, with Democrats arguing that the Trump administration is seeking to hide information, including data on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, from the public. Meanwhile, Arrieta’s office rushed to implement the new system amid scrutiny, and watchdog groups have complained that the transition away from the CDC has prompted new concerns about inconsistent data.
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