The office that sets the rules for how health data moves between systems.
ONC sets the federal standards that decide whether electronic health record data can move between systems and be used for research, public health, and quality measurement.
The standards lag what public health and research need, and enforcement against those who block data has focused elsewhere.
Direct the agencies that enforce the information-blocking rule (OIG and CMS) to treat interference with public health, research, and quality reporting as a priority, and have Congress write the rule into statute.